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West Nile Virus Transmission in Resident Birds, Dominican Republic

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2003

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Oliver Komar, Mark B. Robbins, Kaci Klenk, Bradley J. Blitvich, Nicole L. Marlenee, Kristen L. Burkhalter, Duane J. Gubler, Guillermo Gonzálvez, Carlos J. Peña, A. Townsend Peterson,
Emerging infectious diseases

Abstract

We report West Nile virus (WNV) activity in the Dominican Republic for the first time. Specific anti-WNV antibodies were detected in 5 (15%) of 33 resident birds sampled at one location in November 2002. One seropositive bird was <4 months old, indicating a recent infection.

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