Publications
| survey for west nile virus antibodies in wild ducks, 2004-06, usa. | detection of west nile virus (wnv) in ducks has been reported in north america in isolated cases of mortality in wild waterbirds and following outbreaks in farmed ducks. although the virus has been noted as an apparent incidental finding in several species of ducks, little is known about the prevalence of exposure or the outcome of infection with wnv in wild ducks in north america. from 2004-06, we collected sera from 1,406 wild-caught american wigeon ( anas americana ), mallard ( anas platyrhyn ... | 2016 | 26981693 |
| experimental susceptibility of wood ducks (aix sponsa) for west nile virus. | detection of west nile virus (wnv) has been reported in a variety of wild ducks in the us, but little is known about the pathogenesis and outcome of exposure of the disease in these species. previous experimental studies of wnv in ducks either have challenged a small number of ducks with wnv or have tested domesticated ducks. to determine susceptibility and immune response, we challenged 7-wk-old wood ducks (aix sponsa) with a 1999 american crow (corvus brachyrhynchos) isolate of wnv. wood ducks ... | 2015 | 25588010 |