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. 2007 Feb;13(2):305-7.
doi: 10.3201/eid1302.051626.

Surveillance for West Nile virus in clinic-admitted raptors, Colorado

Nicole Nemeth  1 , Gail Kratz, Eric Edwards, Judy Scherpelz, Richard Bowen, Nicholas Komar
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Surveillance for West Nile virus in clinic-admitted raptors, Colorado

Nicole Nemeth et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Feb.

Abstract

In 2005, 13.5% of clinic-admitted raptors in northern Colorado tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). Clinic-admitted-raptor surveillance detected WNV activity nearly 14 weeks earlier than other surveillance systems. WNV surveillance using live raptor admissions to rehabilitation clinics may offer a novel surveillance method and should be considered along with other techniques already in use.

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Chronology of detections of West Nile virus by various surveillance systems in place in Larimer and Weld Counties, northern Colorado, 2005. Confirmed human cases, mosquito, dead bird, and equine surveillance information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s ArboNet Surveillance System through October 15, 2005.
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