Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Mortality of Goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) Due to West Nile Virus Lineage 2.
- Journal:
- Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.)
- Year:
- 2018
- Authors:
- Hubálek, Zdenek et al.
- Affiliation:
- Institute of Vertebrate Biology
Abstract
In 2017, we isolated and identified West Nile virus (WNV) lineage 2 from two dead captive goshawks (Accipiter gentilis), for the first time in the Czech Republic. Goshawk might serve as an early indicator species for the ongoing WNV emergence in several European countries.
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