Fatal encephalitis and myocarditis in young domestic geese (Anser anser domesticus) caused by West Nile virus

Authors
Swayne, DE Beck, JR Smith, CS Shieh, WJ Zaki, SR
Citation
De. Swayne et al., Fatal encephalitis and myocarditis in young domestic geese (Anser anser domesticus) caused by West Nile virus, EM INFECT D, 7(4), 2001, pp. 751-753
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10806040 → ACNP
Volume
7
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
751 - 753
Database
ISI
SICI code
1080-6040(200107/08)7:4<751:FEAMIY>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
During 1999 and 2000, a disease outbreak of West Nile (WN) virus occurred i n humans, horses, and wild and zoological birds in the northeastern USA. In our experiments, WN virus infection of young domestic geese (Anser anser d omesticus) caused depression, weight loss, torticollis, opisthotonus, and d eath with accompanying encephalitis and myocarditis. Based on this experime ntal study and a field outbreak in Israel, WN virus is a disease threat to young goslings and viremia levels are potentially sufficient to infect mosq uitoes and transmit WN virus to other animal species.