Emerging Infectious Diseases (Dec 2007)

Crow Deaths Caused by West Nile Virus during Winter

  • Jennifer R. Dawson,
  • Ward B. Stone,
  • Gregory D. Ebel,
  • David S. Young,
  • David S. Galinski,
  • Jason P. Pensabene,
  • Mary A. Franke,
  • Millicent Eidson,
  • Laura D. Kramer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1312.070413
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 12
pp. 1912 – 1914

Abstract

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In New York, an epizootic of American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) deaths from West Nile virus (WNV) infection occurred during winter 2004–2005, a cold season when mosquitoes are not active. Detection of WNV in feces collected at the roost suggests lateral transmission through contact or fecal contamination.

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