Prevalence of coronavirus antibodies in rabbits.
Antibodies to coronavirus were detected by an indirect fluorescent antibody test in rabbit sera from six rabbitries. The prevalence ranged from 3 to 40% in different rabbitries and most seropositive rabbits were more than 4 months old. A rabbitry with high prevalence of antibodies and high incidence of diarrhea could serve as a source of virus and aid in studying the natural history of coronavirus infection in rabbits.
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BJ
Department of Comparative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
DiGiacomo
R F
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Evermann
J F
JF
Thouless
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ME
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D017934:Coronavirus / Q000276:immunology*; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits / Q000382:microbiology*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral