Prevalence of antibodies to west nile virus and other arboviruses among crested caracaras (Caracara cheriway) in Florida

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 817-822

  Nemeth, Nicole M ^a,b   Dwyer, James F ^c   Morrison, Joan L ^d   Fraser, James D ^c  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody; Caracara cheriway; Crested caracara; Eastern equine encephalitis virus; Seroprevalence; St. Louis encephalitis virus; West nile virus

Indexed keywords

ARBOVIRUS; AVES; CARACARA CHERIWAY; EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; FALCONIDAE; FLAVIVIRUS; POLYBORUS PLANCUS; ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARBOVIRUS; ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; ST LOUIS FLAVIVIRUS; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ARBOVIRUS INFECTIONS; ARBOVIRUSES; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, EASTERN EQUINE; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, ST. LOUIS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 70349321215     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-45.3.817     Document Type: Article

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