Table 1.
Search strategy for the literature review.
| Question | Description | Answer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes/Cannot Tell | ||
| Level 1: Language | |||
| Q1 | Is the paper written in English or French? | 0 | 1 |
| L1 = Q1; eligible for L1 = 1 | |||
| Level 2: Title | |||
| Q1 | Does the title mention West Nile terms? | 0 | 1 |
| Q2 | Does the title mention bird terms? | 0 | 1 |
| Q3 | Does the title mention a region of study that is concerned (East Coast USA and Canada)? | 0 | 1 |
| Q4 | Does the title mention terms relate to sero-prevalence, prevalence, competence, capacity or transmission? | 0 | 1 |
| L2 = Q1 × Q2 (1 + Q3 + Q4); eligible for L2 ≥ 1 | |||
| Level 3: Abstract | |||
| Q1 | Does the abstract describe search results rather than a method? | 0 | 1 |
| Q2 | Do the abstract mention terms related to bird mortality? | 0 | 1 |
| Q3 | Do the abstract mention terms related to prevalence or sero-prevalence? | 0 | 1 |
| Q4 | Does the abstract mention terms relate to host competence 1? | 0 | 1 |
| Q5 | Does the abstract mention terms relate to host capacity 2? | 0 | 1 |
| Q6 | Does the abstract specify the regions of study: states of the Eastern migratory corridor for the USA and Canada? | 0 | 1 |
| L3 = Q1 × Q6 × (1 + Q2 + Q3 + Q4 + Q5); eligible for L3 ≥ 1 | |||
| Score = L1 × L2 × L3; eligible for score ≥ 1 | |||
1 The host competence designates the capability of a given bird species of being infected and developing a sufficient viremia for transmitting infectious agents to vectors [39]. 2 The concept of host capacity brings subtlety to the skill of the host. A competent bird species can only be involved in the transmission of the virus if it is sufficiently abundant and belongs to the species on which a mosquito competent for WNV feeds [34].