The common coot as sentinel species for the presence of West Nile and Usutu flaviviruses in Central Europe
Language English Country Great Britain, England Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
26412536
DOI
10.1016/j.rvsc.2015.08.002
PII: S0034-5288(15)30032-1
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Common coot, Culex spp., Fulica atra, Mosquito-borne viruses, Surveillance, Usutu virus, West Nile virus,
- MeSH
- Flavivirus isolation & purification MeSH
- Flaviviridae Infections epidemiology veterinary virology MeSH
- Bird Diseases epidemiology virology MeSH
- Neutralization Tests MeSH
- Birds virology MeSH
- Sentinel Surveillance MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic epidemiology MeSH
We examined 146 common coots (Fulica atra) on fishponds in central Moravia, Czech Republic, for antibodies to West Nile (WNV) and Usutu (USUV) flaviviruses. Eighteen birds reacted in the plaque-reduction neutralization test against WNV; these WNV seropositive samples were then titrated in parallel against USUV and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) to exclude flavivirus cross-reactivity. Two birds (1.4% overall) had the highest titers against WNV while 9 birds (6.2% overall) were seropositive for USUV, and in 7 birds the infecting flavivirus could not be differentiated with certainty. Our results indicate that both WNV and USUV infections occur in common coots; these birds might serve as a 'sentinel' species indicating the presence of these viruses at fishpond and wetland habitats in Central Europe.
Comenius Museum Ornithological Station Přerov Czech Republic
Institute of Vertebrate Biology v v i Academy of Sciences Brno Czech Republic
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