Serological evidence of murine pathogens in wild grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) in North Wales.
Wild grey squirrels in North Wales were examined for their serological response to a range of laboratory mouse pathogens. Nineteen squirrels were tested against 14 organisms and a high seroprevalence was found to several, including murine cytomegalovirus, mouse adenovirus, reovirus 3, rotavirus and Sendai virus. Four of the squirrels were seropositive for lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, a zoonotic pathogen. None of the infections has previously been reported in squirrels.
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International Zoo Veterinary Group, Keighley Business Center, West Yorkshire.
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D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000821:virology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D051379:Mice; D051381:Rats; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D012589:Sciuridae / Q000821:virology*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014780:Viruses / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014852:Wales / Q000453:epidemiology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral