Table 1 Bird species found dead or with symptoms of encephalitis in Europe in which the presence of WNV has been evidenced by real time RT-PCR or by virus isolation
From: Pathology and tissue tropism of natural West Nile virus infection in birds: a review
Year | Country | Order | Family | Species | Lineage | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001-2004 | Spain | Falconiformes | Accipitridae | Spanish imperial eagle | 1 | [7] |
(Aquila adalberti) | ||||||
2003 | Hungary | Anseriformes | Anatidae | Domestic goose | 1 | |
(Anser anser domesticus) | ||||||
2004 | Hungary | Falconiformes | Accipitridae | Goshawk | 2 | |
(Accipiter gentilis) | ||||||
France | Passeriformes | Corvidae | Common magpie | 1 | [27] | |
(Pica pica) | ||||||
Passeridae | House sparrow | |||||
(Passer domesticus) | ||||||
2005 | Hungary | Falconiformes | Accipitridae | Goshawk | 2 | |
Sparrow hawk | ||||||
(Accipiter nisus) | ||||||
2007 | Spain | Falconiformes | Accipitridae | Golden eagle | 1 | [28] |
(Aquila chrysaetos) | ||||||
Bonelli’s eagle | ||||||
(Aquila fasciata) | ||||||
2008 | Austria | Falconiformes | Accipitridae | Sparrow hawk | 2 | |
(Accipiter nisus) | ||||||
Goshawk | ||||||
(Accipiter gentilis) | ||||||
Falconidae | Gyrfalcon | |||||
(Falco rusticolus) | ||||||
Psittaciformes | Strigopidae | Kea | [28] | |||
(Nestor notabilis) | ||||||
Italy | Charadriiformes | Laridae | Herring gull | 1 | [29] | |
(Larus argentatus) | ||||||
Columbiformes | Columbidae | Pigeon | ||||
(Columba livia) | ||||||
Passeriformes | Corvidae | Common magpie | ||||
(Pica pica) | ||||||
Carrion crow | ||||||
(Corvus corone) | ||||||
Eurasian jay | ||||||
(Garrulus glandarius) | ||||||
Suliformes | Phalacrocoracidae | Great cormorant | ||||
(Phalacrocorax carbo) | ||||||
2009 | Austria | Falconiformes | Accipitridae | Goshawk | 2 | [20] |
(Accipiter gentilis) | ||||||
2011 | Italy | Columbiformes | Columbidae | Collared dove | 2 | [18] |
(Streptopelia decaocto) | ||||||
2012 | Italy | Falconiformes | Accipitridae | Goshawk | 2 | [30] |
(Accipiter gentilis) |