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No Evidence for Spring Re-Introduction of an Arbovirus by Cliff Swallows
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Authors: | O'Brien, VA, MOORE, AMYT, Huyvaert, KP, Brown, CR |
| Journal: | The Wilson Journal of Ornithology |
| Volume: | 120 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Date Published: | 2008 |
| ISBN Number: | 15594491 |
| Keywords: | Hirundinidae, Hirundo, Hirundo pyrrhonota, Hirundo rustica, Petrochelidon, Petrochelidon albifrons, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota |
| Abstract: | We sampled 100 Cliff Swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota), just after arrival in Nebraska breeding areas, to ascertain if migrating birds re-introduce Buggy Creek virus (BCRV; Togaviridae) to north-temperate localities in spring. Most birds sampled were previously banded and were known to have used parasite-free nesting colonies in past summers and/or were seronegative to BCRV; thus, they were unlikely to have been previously exposed to the virus in their breeding areas. None of the birds had evidence of viral RNA in blood, as measured by RT-PCR. These results are consistent with other studies that have shown little evidence that migratory birds re-introduce arboviruses to temperate localities between years. |
| URL: | http://www.jstor.org/stable/20456258 |
| Short Title: | The Wilson Journal of Ornithology |
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