20.500.12556/RUL-168096 West Nile virus in vultures from europe – a sight among other raptors Virus Zahodnega Nila pri jastrebih iz Evrope – opaznih med drugimi ujedami The West Nile virus (WNV) is an arbovirus mainly transmitted by Culex spp. and the causative agent of a zoonotic disease that is present worldwide. This pathogen is endemically maintained in a life cycle with birds acting as reservoirs, and humans and horses as accidental and dead-end hosts. Sporadic WNV outbreaks have been reported in Europe, and the potential impact of WNV infection on populations of threatened or endangered birds of prey is considerable. Surveillance programs are needed for early detection of this virus. All four species of vultures present in Europe are considered protected species. As scavengers, vultures are at the top of the food chain, and can be susceptible to, and negatively affected by, pathogens like WNV. In a conservation perspective, the impact of WNV in European vultures, alone or concomitantly with other factors, should be addressed. This review of documented cases can be considered a starting point. epidemiology Europe scavengers vultures West Nile virus zoonotic true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2025-03-28 13:05:15 2025-03-28 13:05:18 2025-03-29 04:14:36 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 Str. 233-244 no. 4 Vol. 61 2024 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2024-01-01 578:616-036.22:616.993:639.128(4) 1580-4003 10.26873/SVR-1923-2024 227270403 West_Nile.pdf West_Nile.pdf 1 9916848DBAF21D8677EB9A15744781BF 96b6e23dcc7cd5dfb26be6a8e7660a26c7511eb2d3d8476d47462c3ec1227f0c df8b1148-0bcc-11f0-b232-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=201106 https://www.slovetres.si/index.php/SVR/article/view/1923 1 e1fb6ba9-0bcb-11f0-b232-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=201104 Veterinarska fakulteta Slovenian veterinary research 0 0 0