Evidence for co-evolution of West Nile Virus and house sparrows in North America.

• Main Authors: Nisha K Duggal (Author), Angela Bosco-Lauth (Author), Richard A Bowen (Author), Sarah S Wheeler (Author), William K Reisen (Author), Todd A Felix (Author), Brian R Mann (Author), Hannah Romo (Author), Daniele M Swetnam (Author), Alan D T Barrett (Author), Aaron C Brault (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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West Nile virus (WNV) has been maintained in North America in enzootic cycles between mosquitoes and birds since it was first described in North America in 1999. House sparrows (HOSPs; Passer domesticus) are a highly competent host for WNV that have contributed to the rapid spread of WNV across the...