title: Virus neutralizing antibodies to arboviruses in birds of the order Anseriformes in Czechoslovakia.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral