Serologic evidence of bunyamwera group arbovirus infections in Wisconsin and texas deer.
Sera of 81 white-tailed deer from south Texas and 283 white-tailed deer from Wisconsin were tested for neutralizing and hemagglutination-inhibiting antibodies to arboviruses of the Bunyamwera group. Neutralizing antibodies were detected in 100% of the Texas deer sera and hemagglutination-inhibiting antibodies were detected in 61% of those sera collected in 1969 and 78% of those sera collected in 1963. The prevalence of both neutralizing and hemagglutination-inhibiting antibodies in Wisconsin deer sera varied from 72-100% and 42-79% respectively depending on the geographic area tested in the years 1963 and 1969.
Issel
C J
CJ
Department of Veterinary Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
Hoff
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Trainer
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Thompson
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D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D002042:Bunyamwera virus / Q000276:immunology*; D002044:Bunyaviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003670:Deer; D005260:Female; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D009500:Neutralization Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology; D014922:Wisconsin / Q000453:epidemiology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral