Passive West Nile virus antibody transfer from maternal Eastern Screech-Owls (Megascops asio) to progeny

Avian Diseases

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 454-455

  Hahn, D C ^a   Nemeth, Nicole M ^b,c   Edwards, Eric ^c   Bright, Patricia R ^d   Komar, Nicholas ^c  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d The Wildlife Center of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird; Eastern Screech Owl; Flavivirus; Maternal antibody; Passive transfer; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; OWL; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BIRD DISEASES; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; MALE; STRIGIFORMES; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

AVES; FLAVIVIRUS; MEGASCOPS ASIO; STRIGIFORMES; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 33749141904     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/7509-012606R1.1     Document Type: Article

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