The sentinel chicken has the purpose of warning the population, when the virus starts to circulate among them. They teste their blood to see if the virus is present. They although are infected do not develop the disease.
Sentinel chicken are used as an early warning sign against disease. These chickens can catch the virus from a mosquito bite, but they are not sickened by the disease. Therefore, some people constantly check the chickens’ blood to see if the mosquito-borne virus has arrived.
To understand the framework for the spread of the virus, that is, to understand where, when and under what circumstances it is infectious. They can be infected by the virus, despite not developing the disease.
Sentinel chickens are used for detection of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus because they become infected with WNV if bitten by mosquitoes, but don't develop symptoms of the disease.
Sentinel chickens are used as an early warning sign against disease. The chickens can catch the virus from a mosquito bite, but they’re not sickened by the disease.
They can be used to trace whether a virus has arrived somewhere. In the case of L.A, they used sentinel chicken to determine if the West Nile virus had arrived. These chicken are used because they can be infected with the virus but they don't show symptoms, so no animal is hurt.
The sentinel chicken has the purpose of warning the population, when the virus starts to circulate among them. They teste their blood to see if the virus is present. They although are infected do not develop the disease.
Sentinel chicken are used as an early warning sign against disease. These chickens can catch the virus from a mosquito bite, but they are not sickened by the disease. Therefore, some people constantly check the chickens’ blood to see if the mosquito-borne virus has arrived.
To understand the framework for the spread of the virus, that is, to understand where, when and under what circumstances it is infectious. They can be infected by the virus, despite not developing the disease.
Sentinel chickens are used for detection of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus because they become infected with WNV if bitten by mosquitoes, but don't develop symptoms of the disease.
Sentinel chickens are used as an early warning sign against disease. The chickens can catch the virus from a mosquito bite, but they’re not sickened by the disease.
They can be used to trace whether a virus has arrived somewhere. In the case of L.A, they used sentinel chicken to determine if the West Nile virus had arrived. These chicken are used because they can be infected with the virus but they don't show symptoms, so no animal is hurt.