Serological survey for Saint Louis encephalitis virus and West Nile virus in domestic mammals in Córdoba, Argentina: are our pets potential sentinels?
Arch Virol
; 165(9): 2079-2082, 2020 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-32627058
We evaluated the seroprevalence of Saint Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) and West Nile virus (WNV) in dogs and cats in Córdoba, Argentina. Monotypic and heterotypic serological patterns were differentiated by means of a neutralization test. The SLEV seroprevalence in dogs was 14.6% (44/302; 100% monotypic). Two out of 94 (2.1%, 100% monotypic) cats were positive for WNV only. Four dogs (1.3%) exhibited neutralizing antibody titers against SLEV and WNV. During the study, three dogs seroconverted to SLEV. Our study demonstrates that pets were useful for detecting viral activity and could be considered as sentinels in the local surveillance of SLEV and WNV.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Febre do Nilo Ocidental
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Vírus do Nilo Ocidental
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Doenças do Gato
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Doenças do Cão
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Encefalite de St. Louis
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Vírus da Encefalite de St. Louis
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Animais de Estimação
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Anticorpos Antivirais
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Virol
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina
País de publicação:
Áustria