Table 1 Number of house sparrows sampled and number with WNV antibodies according to ELISA and VNT assays. Birds were captured in three habitat categories (natural, rural and urban areas) in three provinces (Cadiz, Huelva and Seville) in southern Spain.

From: Mosquito community influences West Nile virus seroprevalence in wild birds: implications for the risk of spillover into human populations

 

Birds sampled

ELISA positive

VNT positive

Natural

 Cadiz

154

3

0

 Huelva

265

17

7

 Seville

313

2

0

Rural

 Cadiz

225

0

0

 Huelva

368

18

10

 Seville

263

0

0

Urban

 Cadiz

238

4

0

 Huelva

439

5

0

 Seville

279

1

0

Total

2544

50

17