Serological evidence of West Nile virus in wild birds in Portugal

• Autor(es): Loureiro, Filipa ; Matos, Ana ; Santos Pintado, Cristina Maria Baptista ; Cardoso, Luis ; Silva, Filiipe ; Matos, Manuela ; Coelho, Ana Cláudia
• Data: 2024
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/10076
• Origem: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
• Assunto(s): Antibodies; ELISA; Seroprevalence; West Nile Virus; Wild birds
• Tipo de Documento: Comunicação em conferência
• Idioma: Inglês
• Contribuidor(es): Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco

Descrição

West Nile Virus (WNV) has a zoonotic transmission cycle. Avian species are considered the definitive hosts, and mosquitoes and other arthropods are the main vectors. Humans are considered accidental and dead-end hosts, since mammals are unable to efficiently amplify the virus. We aimed at studying serological prevalence of WNV circulation in wild birds in Portugal.