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. 2008 Jan;14(1):158-60.
doi: 10.3201/eid1401.070630.

Magpies as hosts for West Nile virus, southern France

Elsa Jourdain  1 , Michel Gauthier-Clerc, Philippe Sabatier, Océane Grège, Timothy Greenland, Agnès Leblond, Murielle Lafaye, Hervé G Zeller
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Magpies as hosts for West Nile virus, southern France

Elsa Jourdain et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Jan.

Abstract

European magpies (Pica pica) from southern France were tested for antibodies to West Nile virus (WNV) and viral shedding in feces during spring-autumn 2005. Results suggest that this peridomestic species may be a suitable sentinel species and a relevant target for additional investigations on WNV ecology in Europe.

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Area of Camargue, France, showing locations of magpie capture sites: site A (n = 56, with 24 adults, 32 juveniles, and 0 nestlings), site B (n = 94, with 34 adults, 57 juveniles, and 3 nestlings), site C (n = 68, with 17 adults, 34 juveniles, and 17 nestlings), and site D (n = 53, with 1 adult, 52 juveniles, and 0 nestlings). Confirmed equine and avian cases infected with West Nile virus in 2004 are also indicated. Histograms correspond to site designations and indicate serologic titers (x-axes) measured by using a microneutralization test plotted against no. birds (y-axes).
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