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J Zoo Wildl Med. 2018 Mar;49(1):252-254. doi: 10.1638/2017-0095R.1.
VERY LOW INFLUENZA A VIRUS PREVALENCE IN CERVIDS IN GERMAN NATIONAL PARKS.
Soilemetzidou SE, Greenwood AD, Czirj?k G?.
Abstract
Influenza A viruses are one of the most important and most studied pathogens in humans and domestic animals but little is known about viral prevalence in non-avian wildlife. Serum samples from three free-ranging cervid species (red [ Cervus elaphus], fallow [ Dama dama] , and roe deer [ Capreolus capreolus]) were collected from six German national parks between 2000 and 2002. The serum was tested for the presence of influenza A antibodies using a commercial competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Only one of 137 samples tested positive.
KEYWORDS:
Antibodies; ELISA; cervids; influenza A; serology; virus
PMID: 29517428 DOI: 10.1638/2017-0095R.1
VERY LOW INFLUENZA A VIRUS PREVALENCE IN CERVIDS IN GERMAN NATIONAL PARKS.
Soilemetzidou SE, Greenwood AD, Czirj?k G?.
Abstract
Influenza A viruses are one of the most important and most studied pathogens in humans and domestic animals but little is known about viral prevalence in non-avian wildlife. Serum samples from three free-ranging cervid species (red [ Cervus elaphus], fallow [ Dama dama] , and roe deer [ Capreolus capreolus]) were collected from six German national parks between 2000 and 2002. The serum was tested for the presence of influenza A antibodies using a commercial competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Only one of 137 samples tested positive.
KEYWORDS:
Antibodies; ELISA; cervids; influenza A; serology; virus
PMID: 29517428 DOI: 10.1638/2017-0095R.1