title: [The presence of antibodies inhibiting hemagglutination of rubeola virus in urban biset pigeons].
abstract: In 88 cases out of 126 (70%), antibodies to rubella were found by inhibition of viral hemagglutination in wild pigeons collected in the area of Nice. When experimentally infected with live virus, the rubella negative pigeons develop HI antibodies, thus showing that the virus replicates in these birds. The epidemiological meanings of these findings are considered.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D010856:Columbidae / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D008459:Measles virus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
vernacular_title: Présence d'anticorps inhibant l'hémagglutination du virus de la rubéole chez des pigeons bisets urbains.