Prevalence of West Nile Virus in Wild American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) of Southern Quebec, Canada

Manon C. Dubé; David M. Bird; Antonia Dibernardo; L. Robbin Lindsay; Hugues Charest

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-46.2.603

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Manon C. Dubé,^1,* David M. Bird,¹ Antonia Dibernardo,² L. Robbin Lindsay,² Hugues Charest³

¹1 Avian Science and Conservation Centre, McGill University, 21,111 Lakeshore Rd., Ste. Anne de Belle
²2 Public Health Agency of Canada, National Microbiology Laboratory, 1015 Arlington St., Winnipeg, Ma
³3 Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec, 20045 Chemin Sainte-Marie, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec H

^* Corresponding author (email: manon.dube@ualberta.ca)

Abstract

We assessed West Nile virus (WNV) antibody prevalence in American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) in southern Quebec by sampling 152 birds during the 2003–05 breeding seasons. We analyzed the dependence of antibody prevalence on age group, year, and gender; a significant relationship was detected only between age (adults vs. nestlings) and antibody prevalence. Furthermore, reproductive success did not appear to be linked with the prevalence of anti–WNV antibodies in this population.

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Manon C. Dubé, David M. Bird, Antonia Dibernardo, L. Robbin Lindsay, and Hugues Charest "Prevalence of West Nile Virus in Wild American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) of Southern Quebec, Canada," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 46(2), 603-607, (1 April 2010). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-46.2.603

Received: 26 February 2008; Published: 1 April 2010

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