1.Surveillance for arboviral zoonoses in New Zealand birds
Tompkins Daniel ; Johansen Cheryl ; Jakob-Hoff Richard ; Pulford David ; Castro Isabel ; Mackereth Graham
Western Pacific Surveillance and Response 2013;4(4):16-23
Introduction:Given the significant burden that emerging infectious diseases place on global economies and public health, the monitoring and mitigation of, and early response to, potential infectious diseases are of the highest priority. The objective of this study was to survey for known and other potential arboviral zoonoses in multiple bird species at four locations in New Zealand.Methods:Common bird species were targeted for blood sampling during two southern hemisphere summers. Sera from each period (