Chronic West Nile virus infection in kea (Nestor notabilis)
Language English Country Netherlands Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
26790946
DOI
10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.12.012
PII: S0378-1135(15)30118-8
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Austria, Kea, Lineage 2, Nestor notabilis, Persistent infection, Psittaciformes, WNV, West Nile virus,
- MeSH
- Chronic Disease MeSH
- Disease Outbreaks MeSH
- Phylogeny MeSH
- Genome, Viral genetics MeSH
- Brain pathology virology MeSH
- Bird Diseases pathology virology MeSH
- Parrots virology MeSH
- West Nile virus classification isolation & purification physiology MeSH
- West Nile Fever pathology veterinary virology MeSH
- Animals, Zoo MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Austria MeSH
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.
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