title: Orthopoxvirus antibodies in grey squirrels (Sciurus aureogaster) in Mexico City, Mexico.
abstract: Serum from Mexican grey squirrels (Sciurus aureogaster) from Mexico City reacted to Orthopoxvirus by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Real-time PCR based on oral swabs and scabs did not detect viral DNA. Antibody prevalence was 30% (n=366), providing the first evidence of Orthopoxvirus antibodies in Mexican wild rodents.
authors.affiliation: 1  Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, C.P. 04510, Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal, México.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martínez-Duque
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Avila-Flores
authors.forename: Ginny L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Emerson
authors.forename: Darin S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Suzán
authors.forename: Nadia F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Gallardo-Romero
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D018155:Orthopoxvirus / Q000276:immunology*; D011213:Poxviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D015995:Prevalence; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D012589:Sciuridae
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral