title: The survey of wild birds for West Nile virus in Poland.
abstract: Two thousand one hundred and forty birds belonging to 39 different species from different locations in Poland were examined. The study has taken place from the early spring till late autumn 2007-2010 when the activity of the mosquitoes was the highest. The brain samples were taken from the birds and whole cellular RNA was isolated, then the RT-PCR and NRT-PCR were performed to detect the presence of West Nile virus (WNV). The obtained results were confirmed by the commercial WNV Kit. No genetic material of WNV was found in the examined samples.
authors.affiliation: National Veterinary Research Institute Pulawy, (NVRI) Department of Poultry Viral Diseases, Al. Partyzantow 57, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland. jowita.niczyporuk@piwet.pulawy.pl
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Niczyporuk
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Samorek-Salamonowicz
authors.forename: W Kozdruń Z
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Mizak
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D001717:Birds; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D013997:Time Factors; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*