title: Antibodies to the California group of arboviruses in animal populations of New Brunswick.
abstract: Wild and domestic animals of New Brunswick were tested serologically for antibodies to the California group (CAL) of arboviruses. Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) blood collected during 1976 showed 6 of 129 (4.7%) sera with neutralizing antibodies to the snowshoe hare strain (SSH) of CAL. Neutralization tests on moose (Alces alces americana Clinton) sera collected during 1979 indicated 94 of 127 (74%) with antibodies to SSH, 4 of 127 (3.2%) with antibodies to the Jamestown Canyon Strain (JC) of CAL, and 17 of 127 (13.4%) with equal antibody titers to SSH and JC. Hemagglutination inhibition tests on house blood collected during 1977 showed 54 of 204 (26.5%) with antibodies to SSH; of these, 36 also had neutralizing antibodies to SSH. This study is the first indication of CAL activity in New Brunswick and supports evidence of JC activity in northeastern North America.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002043:Bunyaviridae / Q000276:immunology*; D002170:Canada; D003670:Deer / Q000276:immunology*; D002141:Encephalitis Virus, California / Q000276:immunology*; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006736:Horses / Q000276:immunology*; D009500:Neutralization Tests
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral