First detection of West Nile virus in domestic pigeon in Korea.
10.4142/jvs.2016.17.4.587
- Author:
C Yoon KIM
1
;
Hanseul OH
;
Juha SONG
;
Moonsuk HUR
;
Jae Hwa SUH
;
Weon Hwa JHEONG
;
Jong Taek KIM
;
Hong Shik OH
;
Jae Hak PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea. pjhak@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
South Korea;
West Nile virus;
pigeon
- MeSH:
Asia, Southeastern;
Columbidae*;
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay;
Europe;
Korea*;
Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Reverse Transcription;
United States;
West Nile virus*
- From:Journal of Veterinary Science
2016;17(4):587-589
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic pathogen that has spread throughout Europe and the United States. Recently, WNV spread to East and Southeast Asia, and great efforts have been made in South Korea to prevent the spread of WNV from neighboring countries. In this study, we diagnosed the first case of WNV in pigeons (Columba livia domestica) residing in cities using a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and confirmed it with nested reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis and sequencing. This is the first report to provide convincing evidence that WNV is present within South Korea.
