| eared dove (zenaida auriculata, columbidae) as host for st. louis encephalitis virus (flaviviridae, flavivirus). | st. louis encephalitis virus (slev) is an emerging flavivirus in south american countries. its ecology and biological transmission cycles are scarcely known. eared doves (zenaida auriculata) have frequently been found infected by slev, and therefore, could be suspected as slev hosts. thirty post-hatch-year eared doves were subcutaneously inoculated with the genotype v slev 78v-6507 viral strain and subsequently bled. no deaths or clinical signs of illness were observed in the inoculated doves. t ... | 2008 | 18429694 |