First detection of West Nile virus in domestic pigeon in Korea

West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic pathogen that has spread throughout Europe and the United States. Recently, WNV spread to East and Southeast Asia, and great efforts have been made in South Korea to prevent the spread of WNV from neighboring countries. In this study, we diagnosed t...

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Published in:Journal of veterinary science 2016, Vol.17 (4), p.587-589
Main Authors: Kim, C-Yoon, Oh, Hanseul, Song, Juha, Hur, Moonsuk, Suh, Jae-Hwa, Jheong, Weon-Hwa, Kim, Jong-Taek, Oh, Hong-Shik, Park, Jae-Hak
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Language:English
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Summary:West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic pathogen that has spread throughout Europe and the United States. Recently, WNV spread to East and Southeast Asia, and great efforts have been made in South Korea to prevent the spread of WNV from neighboring countries. In this study, we diagnosed the first case of WNV in pigeons (Columba livia domestica) residing in cities using a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and confirmed it with nested reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis and sequencing. This is the first report to provide convincing evidence that WNV is present within South Korea.
ISSN:1976-555X
DOI:10.4142/jvs.2016.17.4.587