Volume 21, Number 8—August 2015
Research
Susceptibility of Carrion Crows to Experimental Infection with Lineage 1 and 2 West Nile Viruses
Table 1
West Nile virus strains used for susceptibility studies in carrion and American crows
Strain | Source | Passage history* | Location | Genetic lineage | Crow species inoculated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NY99-4132 | American crow (brain) | V2 | United States | 1a | Carrion, American |
Nea Santa-Greece-2010 | Culex pipiens mosquito | V1 | Greece | 2 | Carrion |
Italy/2009/FIN | Human with neuroinvasive disease | V2, C1 | Italy | 1a | Carrion, American |
Ita09 | Human with neuroinvasive disease | V1, C1 | Italy | 1a | Carrion, American |
578/10 | Horse (brain) | V2, C1 | Hungary | 2 | Carrion |
*Viruses were propagated in Vero (V) or C6/36 insect cells (C). Numbers following passage source represent the number of virus passages.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.
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