Exposure of red knots (Calidris canutus rufa) to select avian pathogen, Patagonia, Argentina

D'AMICO, V.; BERTELLOTTI, M.; BAKER, A.; DIAZ, J.

JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES

WILDLIFE DISEASE ASSOC, INC

Año: 2007 vol. 43 p. 794 - 797

0090-3558

As part of the shorebird surveillance, Red Knots (Calidris canutus rufa) were sampled in two Patagonian sites in Argentina, Río Grande and San Antonio Oeste, during2005–2006. Cloacal swabs and serum samples were collected from 156 birds and tested by virus isolation (Newcastle disease virus), polymerase chain reaction (PCR; avian influenza virus and Plasmodium / Hemoproteus), and for antibodies to St. Louis encephalitis virus. All test results were negative.