Attempts to detect West Nile virus in wild birds in Poland

Niczyporuk, Jowita and Samorek-Salamonowicz, Elżbieta and Kozdruń, Wojciech and Mizak, Zbigniew (2011) Attempts to detect West Nile virus in wild birds in Poland. Acta Veterinaria Hungarica, 59 (3). pp. 405-408. ISSN 0236-6290

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Abstract

The aim of the study was to attempt the detection of West Nile virus (WNV) in wild birds in Poland. Forty-eight species of 1912 wild birds were used for the investigations. The birds were derived from various locations in Poland from early spring till late autumn of the years 2009–2011. The brain samples were homogenised and cellular RNA was isolated. Two methods (RT-PCR and nested RT-PCR) were used. The presence of WNV RNA was not detected in the samples examined. Additionally, a short analysis of the epizootiological situation regarding the presence of WNV in Poland is presented.

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