| Literature DB >> 26790946 |
Tamás Bakonyi1, Gyula K Gajdon2, Raoul Schwing3, Wolfgang Vogl4, Annett-Carolin Häbich5, Denise Thaller6, Herbert Weissenböck7, Ivo Rudolf8, Zdenek Hubálek9, Norbert Nowotny10.
Abstract
Six kea (Nestor notabilis) in human care, naturally infected with West Nile virus (WNV) lineage 2 in Vienna, Austria, in 2008, developed mild to fatal neurological signs. WNV RNA persisted and the virus evolved in the birds' brains, as demonstrated by (phylo)genetic analyses of the complete viral genomes detected in kea euthanized between 2009 and 2014. WNV antibodies persisted in the birds, too. Chronic WNV infection in the brain might contribute to the circulation of the virus through oral transmission to predatory birds.Entities:
Keywords: Austria; Kea; Lineage 2; Nestor notabilis; Persistent infection; Psittaciformes; WNV; West Nile virus
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26790946 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.12.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vet Microbiol ISSN: 0378-1135 Impact factor: 3.293