What does ACro stand for?

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

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In a second and separate study, the persistence and fate of American crow and house sparrow (Passer domesticus) carcasses were assessed in urban and rural environments in Athens-Clarke, Madison, and Oconee counties, Georgia.

J Wildl Dis: Wild bird mortality and West Nile virus surveillance: ...

tested) American Crow 1 VecTest 90 (30) 90 (29) Plaque 83 (30) 69 (29) 2 VecTest 93 (30) 100 (29) Plaque 90 (30) 55 (29) 3 VecTest 97 (30) 83 (30) Plaque 83 (30) 13 (30) 4 VecTest 100 (5) 80 (5) Plaque 80 (5) 0 (5) House Sparrow 1 VecTest 70 (10) 67 (9) Plaque 90 (10) 56 (9) 2 VecTest 75 (8) 100 (2) Plaque 75 (8) 50 (2) 3 VecTest 83 (6) NA Plaque 83 (6) NA * NA, not available (valid sampling was not possible given the physical state of the bird).

Rapid West Nile virus antigen detection

Corvids, including the American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos), appear to be most susceptible (5,6), and corvid deaths have subsequently been used as a sentinel to track the spread of the virus (7).

Differential virulence of West Nile strains for American Crows

The five most competent species were passerines: Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata), Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula), House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus), American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos), and House Sparrow (Passer domesticus).

Experimental infection of North American birds with the New York 1999 ...

Mean logarithmic titers of West Nile virus (WNV) infectious particles, determined by Vero plaque assay and TaqMan reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (a) Specimen type (Mean Vero log PFU [range]/Mean TaqMan log PFU equivalents [range]) Species Brain Oral swab American Crow 8.

Detection of West Nile virus in oral and cloacal swabs collected from ...

For the counties without an American Crow or other corvid as their first positive bird species, confirmation of viral activity would have been delayed 1 to 47 days (median 13) or 1 to 41 days (median 11), respectively, if noncorvid species had not been tested.

Dead Bird Surveillance as an Early Warning System for West Nile Virus