Loureiro, FilipaCardoso, LuísMatos, Ana CristinaMatos, ManuelaCoelho, Ana Cláudia2025-01-142025-01-142024LOUREIRO, Filipa [et al.] (2024) - Seroprevalence of West Nile virus in Cinereous vultures (Aegypius monachus) and Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) in the centre region of Portugal. In VIII Simpósio de Selvagens e Exóticos, Vila Real, 2024. Póster.http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/9281West Nile virus (WNV) is an emergent zoonotic pathogen spread worldwide. This flavivirus is endemically maintained in a life cycle with birds acting as reservoirs, Culex mosquitoes as the main vectors, and humans and horses as accidental dead-end hosts. 1 The potential impact of WNV infection on wildlife populations can be severe, especially in threatened or endangered species. 2 This work might be useful as a starting point for a surveillance program to better assess the real distribution of the WNV in Portuguese vultures. Early virus detection is important for both bird conservation and public health.engWest Nile VirusBird conservationconference object