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Trop Med Int Health
; 21(5): 687-90, 2016 May.
Artículo
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26847641
RESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: The emergence of West Nile virus (WNV) in several European countries increases the risk of its introduction to Germany. This study evaluated a new method for WNV surveillance by testing for maternal antibodies in chicken eggs. METHODS: A total of 1,990 eggs were collected in 35 sampling sites in the south-west of Germany and tested for WNV-specific antibodies. RESULTS: The results did not indicate evidence for WNV circulation in the study area. CONCLUSION: This work serves as a proof-of-concept that such a method is useful and a potential alternative to use of sentinel chicken for regular WNV surveillance.