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Crow deaths caused by West Nile virus during winter.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2007
Dawson Jennifer R, Stone Ward B, Ebel Gregory D, Young David S, Galinski David S, Pensabene Jason P, Franke Mary A, Eidson Millicent, Kramer Laura D
Abstract excerpt
In New York, an epizootic of American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) deaths from West Nile virus (WNV) infection occurred during winter 2004-2005, a cold season when mosquitoes are not active. Detection of WNV in feces collected at the roost suggests lateral transmission through contact or fecal contamination.
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