ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2015
Persistent impacts of West Nile virus on North American bird populations.
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- Impacts of Urbanization and Habitat Characteristics on the Human Risk of West Nile Disease in the United States.Biology · 2025Article
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- Genomic epidemiology of West Nile virus in Europe.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2024Review
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- Interactions between West Nile Virus and the Microbiota ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Development and evaluation of neutralizing antibodies for cross-protection against West Nile virus and Japanese encephalitis virus.Infectious medicine · 2023Article
- Humidity - The overlooked variable in the thermal biology of mosquito-borne disease.Ecology letters · 2023Article
- Assessing the Influence of Climate on the Spatial Pattern of West Nile Virus Incidence in the United States.Environmental health perspectives · 2023Article
- Epidemic versus endemic West Nile virus dead bird surveillance in California: Changes in sensitivity and focus.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
Since its introduction to North America in 1999, West Nile virus (WNV) has had devastating impacts on native host populations, but to date these impacts have been difficult to measure. Using a continental-scale dataset comprised of a quarter-million birds captured over nearly two decades and a recently developed model of WNV risk, we estimated the impact of this emergent disease on the survival of avian populations. We find that populations were negatively affected by WNV in 23 of the 49 species studied (47%). We distinguished two groups of species: those for which WNV negatively impacted survival only during initial spread of the disease (n = 11), and those that show no signs of recovery since disease introduction (n = 12). Results provide a novel example of the taxonomic breadth and persistent impacts of this wildlife disease on a continental scale. Phylogenetic analyses further identify groups (New World sparrows, finches, and vireos) disproportionally affected by temporary or persistent WNV effects, suggesting an evolutionary dimension of disease risk. Identifying the factors affecting the persistence of a disease across host species is critical to mitigating its effects, particularly in a world marked by rapid anthropogenic change.
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