Serologic Evidence of West Nile Virus Transmission, Jamaica, West Indies

نویسندگان

Alan P. Dupuis

Peter P. Marra

Laura D. Kramer

چکیده

In spring 2002, an intensive avian serosurvey was initiated in Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. We collected >1,600 specimens from resident and nonresident neotropical migratory birds before their northerly migrations. Plaque reduction neutralization test results indicated specific neutralizing antibodies to West Nile virus in 11 resident species from Jamaica.

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