Natural and experimental West Nile virus infection in five raptor species

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作者
Nemeth, Nicole [1 ]
Gould, Daniel
Bowen, Richard
Komar, Nicholas
机构
[1] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Ft Collins, CO 80522 USA
[2] Colorado State Univ, Coll Vet Med & Biomed Sci, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA
关键词
American kestrel; barn owl; experimental infection; golden eagle; great horned owl; histopathology; raptors; red-tailed hawk; West Nile virus;
D O I
10.7589/0090-3558-42.1.1
中图分类号
S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
学科分类号
0906 ;
摘要
We studied the effects of natural and/or experimental infections of West Nile virus (WNV) in five raptor species from July 2002 to Match 2004, including American kestrels (Falco sparverius), golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos), red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis), barn owls (Tyro alba), and great horned owls (Bubo virginianus). Birds were infected per mosquito bite, per os, or percutaneously by needle. Many experimentally infected birds developed mosquito-infectious levels of viremia (> 10(5) WNV plaque forming units per ml serum) within 5 days postinoculation (DPI), and/ or shed virus per os or per cloaca. Infection of organs 15-27 days postinoculation was infrequently detected by virus isolation from spleen, kidney, skin, heart, brain, quid eye in convalescent birds. Histopathologic findings varied among species and by method of infection. The most common histopathologic lesions were subacute myocarditis and encephalitis. Several birds had a more acute, severe disease condition represented by arteritis and associated with tissue degeneration and necrosis. This study demonstrates that raptor species vary in their response to WNV infection and that several modes of exposure (e.g., oral) may result ill infection. Wildlife managers should recognize that, although many WNV infections are sublethal to raptor, subacute lesions could potentially reduce viability of populations. We recommend that raptor handlers consider raptors as a potential source of WNV contamination chic to oral and cloacal shedding.
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