First detection of West Nile virus in domestic pigeon in Korea
Journal of Veterinary Science
;
: 587-589, 2016.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-167757
ABSTRACT
West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic pathogen that has spread throughout Europe and the United States. Recently, WNV spread to East and Southeast Asia, and great efforts have been made in South Korea to prevent the spread of WNV from neighboring countries. In this study, we diagnosed the first case of WNV in pigeons (Columba livia domestica) residing in cities using a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and confirmed it with nested reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis and sequencing. This is the first report to provide convincing evidence that WNV is present within South Korea.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Columbidae
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Asia, Southeastern
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United States
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West Nile virus
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Reverse Transcription
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Europe
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Korea
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Country/Region as subject:
North America
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Asia
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Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Veterinary Science
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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