Table 1.
Summary of Dead and Live Bird Collections at Communal Ardeid Nesting Colonies at Davis, California, During 2005–2007, that Were Tested for West Nile Virus (WNV) Infection or Antibodies
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Dead birds |
Live birds |
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| Year | Site | Species | Tested | WNV RNA* | Tested | WNV aby** | WNV viremia*** |
| 2005 | Site 1 | BCNH | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | nd |
| CAEG | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | nd | ||
| SNEG | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | nd | ||
| 2006 | Site 1 | BCNH | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| CAEG | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| SNEG | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Site 2 | BCNH | 10 | 3 | 75 | 11 | 8 |
| CAEG | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GREG | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| SNEG | 9 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Site 2 | BCNH | 20 | 2 | 170 | 3 | 0 |
| CAEG | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GREG | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| SNEG | 14 | 1 | 112 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 81 | 12 | 468 | 28 | 8 | ||
*
Kidney samples tested by RT-PCR.
**
Sera screened for antibody (aby) by EIA and confirmed by PRNT.
***
Sera tested for virus by Vero cell plaque assay.