Virus neutralizing antibodies to arboviruses in birds of the order Anseriformes in Czechoslovakia.
Sera from birds of the order Anseriformes in Czechoslovakia were examined for virus neutralizing (VN) antibodies to arboviruses. VN antibodies to Sindbis, Calovo and Tahyna viruses were found in 15, 5 and 6 out of 106 greylag goose (Anser anser) sera. Out of 38 ducks, 6 mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) and 1 garganey (Anas querquedula) contained VN antibodies to Sindbis virus, 6 mallards to Calovo virus, 4 mallards and 1 garganey to Tahyna virus, 2 mallards and 1 garganey to tick-borne encephalitis (TE) virus and 1 mallard to West Nile (WN) virus.
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D001103:Arboviruses / Q000276:immunology*; D002042:Bunyamwera virus / Q000276:immunology; D009033:Culicidae; D003604:Czechoslovakia; D004199:Disease Vectors; D004372:Ducks / Q000276:immunology*; D002141:Encephalitis Virus, California / Q000276:immunology; D004669:Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / Q000276:immunology; D005777:Geese / Q000276:immunology*; D012845:Sindbis Virus / Q000276:immunology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral