Abstract

BELTRAN, Fernando J et al. Serological evidence of St. Louis encephalitis virus circulation in birds from Buenos Aires City, Argentina. Rev. argent. microbiol. [online]. 2015, vol.47, n.4, pp.312-316. ISSN 0325-7541.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ram.2015.09.002.

Our goal was to determine the presence of neutralizing antibodies against St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) and West Nile virus (WNV) in sera of wild and domestic birds from Buenos Aires City, Argentina. From October 2012 to April 2013, 180 samples were collected and processed by the microneutralization technique. A 7.2 % of the sampled birds were seropositive for SLEV, while no seropositive birds for WNV were detected.

Keywords : Antibodies; Birds; Saint Louis encephalitis virus; West Nile virus.

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