FURTHER EVIDENCE OF SOUTHWARD TRANSPORT OF ARBOVIRUSES BY MIGRATORY BIRDS

Lord, R. D. and C. H. Calisher (Arbovirology Unit, NCDC, Atlanta, Ga. 30333). Further evidence of southward transport of arboviruses by migratory birds. Amer. J. Epid., 1970, 92: 73–78. During the summer and early autumn of 1965, activity of the viruses of eastern and western equine encephalomyeliti...

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Published in:American journal of epidemiology 1970-07, Vol.92 (1), p.73-78
Main Authors: LORD, REXFORD D., CALISHER, CHARLES H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Arbovirus Infections - veterinary
arboviruses
Arboviruses - isolation & purification
Bird Diseases - epidemiology
Bird Diseases - microbiology
Birds
eastern equine
Ecology
encephalomyelitis
Encephalomyelitis, Equine - epidemiology
Encephalomyelitis, Equine - microbiology
Epidemiologic Methods
Geography
migratory
Seasons
Species Specificity
United States
virus diseases
virus transport
western equine
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Summary:Lord, R. D. and C. H. Calisher (Arbovirology Unit, NCDC, Atlanta, Ga. 30333). Further evidence of southward transport of arboviruses by migratory birds. Amer. J. Epid., 1970, 92: 73–78. During the summer and early autumn of 1965, activity of the viruses of eastern and western equine encephalomyelitis (EEE and WEE) was widespread on the Atlantic seaboard of the United States and resulted in the infection of many southward-bound migrating birds. Twenty-three isolations of EEE virus and four of WEE virus were made from 1,506 birds captured at seven sites along the Atlantic seaboard, from Maryland to south Florida. Of these isolations, 16 of EEE virus and two of WEE virus were from 14 species of birds actively migrating southward along the Atlantic Flyway, which ultimately leads across the Antilles to South America.
ISSN:0002-9262
1476-6256
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a121181