Table 7.
Percentage of sera collected from frequently selected avian bloodmeal hosts that tested positive for WNV antibodies by enzyme immunoassay
| Avian species | COAV (2003–2005)a
|
GRLA (2003–2008)b
|
KERN (2003–2007)c
|
YOLO (2006–2009)d
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | |
| House sparrow | 2.3 | 656 | 2.3 | 5,476 | 5.1 | 972 | 1.9 | 270 |
| House finch | 4.7 | 615 | 11.3 | 8,249 | 16.8 | 1,381 | 5.9 | 187 |
| Western scrub-jay | 39.7 | 552 | 13.7 | 153 | ||||
| Mourning dove | 4 | 1,761 | 24.1 | 137 | 30.8 | 1020 | 28.6 | 7 |
a
Coachella Valley MVCD (Reisen et al. 2008c).
b
Greater Los Angeles County VCD (Kwan et al. 2010).
c
Kern MVCD (Reisen et al. 2009).
d
Yolo County published in part (Wheeler et al. 2009).