Volume 10, Number 12—December 2004
Research
West Nile Virus Outbreak in North American Owls, Ontario, 2002
Table 2
Results of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of anti-WNV IgG in survivorsa of a WNV outbreak, the Owl Foundation, 2002b
Species | Tested | No. seropositive (%) |
---|---|---|
Barn Owl (Tyto alba) | 10 | 8 (80) |
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | 8 | 8 (100) |
Barred Owl (Strix varia) | 2 | 2 (100) |
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | 12 | 12 (100) |
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) | 10 | 9 (90) |
Flammulated Owl (Otus flammeolus) | 8 | 1 (12.5) |
Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio) | 33 | 24 (72.7) |
Northern Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium gnoma) | 5 | 2 (40) |
Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi) | 1 | 1 (100) |
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | 2 | 2 (100) |
Total | 91 | 69 (75.8) |
aBirds kept outdoors and not vaccinated against WNV.
bWNV, West Nile virus; Ig, immunoglobulin.