Volume 9, Number 3—March 2003
Research
Experimental Infection of North American Birds with the New York 1999 Strain of West Nile Virus
Nicholas Komar*
, Stanley Langevin*, Steven Hinten*, Nicole Nemeth*†, Eric Edwards*†, Danielle L. Hettler*†, Brent S. Davis*, Richard A. Bowen†, and Michel L. Bunning*‡
, Stanley Langevin*, Steven Hinten*, Nicole Nemeth*†, Eric Edwards*†, Danielle L. Hettler*†, Brent S. Davis*, Richard A. Bowen†, and Michel L. Bunning*‡Table 10
West Nile virus reservoir competence index values derived for 25 species of birds
| Common name | Susceptibility | Mean infectiousness | Mean duration (days) | Reservoir competence index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Jay |
1.0 |
0.68 |
3.75 |
2.55 |
| Common Grackle |
1.0 |
0.68 |
3 |
2.04 |
| House Finch |
1.0 |
0.32 |
5.5 |
1.76 |
| American Crow |
1.0 |
0.5 |
3.25 |
1.62 |
| House Sparrow |
1.0 |
0.53 |
3 |
1.59 |
| Ring-billed Gull |
1.0 |
0.28 |
4.5 |
1.26 |
| Black-billed Magpie |
1.0 |
0.36 |
3 |
1.08 |
| American Robin |
1.0 |
0.36 |
3 |
1.08 |
| Red-winged Blackbird |
1.0 |
0.33 |
3 |
0.99 |
| American Kestrel |
1.0 |
0.31 |
3 |
0.93 |
| Great Horned Owl |
1.0 |
0.22 |
4 |
0.88 |
| Killdeer |
1.0 |
0.29 |
3 |
0.87 |
| Fish Crow |
1.0 |
0.26 |
2.8 |
0.73 |
| Mallard |
1.0 |
0.16 |
3 |
0.48 |
| European Starling |
1.0 |
0.12 |
1.8 |
0.22 |
| Mourning Dove |
1.0 |
0.11 |
1.7 |
0.19 |
| Northern Flicker |
1.0 |
0.06 |
1 |
0.06 |
| Canada Goose |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.03 |
| Rock Dove |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| American Coot |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Japanese Quail |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Northern Bobwhite |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ring-necked Pheasant |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Monk Parakeet |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Budgerigar | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
