Serologic surveillance for vesicular stomatitis virus on Ossabaw Island, Georgia.
Seventeen species of mammals and seven species of birds from Ossabaw Island, Georgia, were tested for vesicular stomatitis (VS) neutralizing antibodies. Seropositive results were restricted to mammals with six of 17 species testing seropositive for VS (New Jersey type) neutralizing antibodies. Seropositive species included: raccoons (Procyon lotor), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), feral swine (Sus scrofa), cattle (Bos taurus), horses (Equus caballus), and donkeys (Equus asinus). All tests for VS (Indiana type) were negative.
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D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D001717:Birds / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia; D008297:Male; D008322:Mammals / Q000276:immunology*; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D013045:Species Specificity; D014721:Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus / Q000276:immunology*; D018116:Vesiculovirus
D000914:Antibodies, Viral