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KMID : 0893420160170040587
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Journal of Veterinary Science
2016 Volume.17 No. 4 p.587 ~ p.589
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First detection of West Nile virus in domestic pigeon in Korea
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Kim C-Yoon
Oh Han-Seul
Song Ju-Ha
Hur Moon-Suk
Suh Jae-Hwa
Jheong Weon-Hwa
Kim Jong-Taek
Oh Hong-Shik
Park Jae-Hak
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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South Korea, West Nile virus, pigeo
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