Serological monitoring of backyard chickens in Central Macedonia-Greece can detect low transmission of West Nile virus in the absence of human neuroinvasive disease cases
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- 作者：Serafeim C. Chaintoutisa ; Sandra Gewehrb ; Spiros Mourelatosb ; Chrysostomos I. Dovasa ; dovas@vet.auth.gr" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：West Nile virus ; Central Macedonia ; Greece ; 2014&ndash ; 15 ; Antiviral immune response ; Backyard chicken ; Human disease ; Surveillance ; Sensitivity
- 刊名：Acta Tropica
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：November 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：163
- 期：Complete
- 页码：26-31
- 全文大小：881 K
文摘
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Chicken-based WNV surveillance was performed in a well studied endemic area (Central Macedonia, Greece).
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The sensitivity of this system in periods of low WNV activity (2014–15) was evaluated and compared to previous years.
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During both years, low virus activity was detected serologically in backyard chickens.
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No human cases were reported in the study area during 2014 and in the country during 2015.
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The findings suggest that the system can detect low-level WNV transmission, in the absence of human neuroinvasive cases.