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West Nile and St. Louis Encephalitis Viruses Antibodies Surveillance in Captive and Free-Ranging Birds of Prey from Argentina
Fecha
2014-10Registro en:
Quaglia, Agustín Ignacio Eugenio; Diaz, Luis Adrian; Argibay, Hernán Darío; Contigiani de Minio, Marta Silvia; Saggese, Miguel M.; West Nile and St. Louis Encephalitis Viruses Antibodies Surveillance in Captive and Free-Ranging Birds of Prey from Argentina; Springer; Ecohealth; 11; 4; 10-2014; 603-609
1612-9202
1612-9210
CONICET Digital
CONICET
Autor
Quaglia, Agustín Ignacio Eugenio
Diaz, Luis Adrian
Argibay, Hernán Darío
Contigiani de Minio, Marta Silvia
Saggese, Miguel M.
Resumen
We evaluated the prevalence of WNV and SLEV neutralizing antibodies in captive and free-ranging raptors from Argentina by plaque-reduction neutralization test. Eighty plasma samples from 12 species were analyzed. Only one captive adult Crowned Eagle (Harpyhaliaetus coronatus) was WNV seropositive (prevalence: 1.25%; antibody titer of 1:80). Two captive Crowned Eagles were SLEV seropositive (prevalence: 2.50%; antibody titers: 1:80 and 1:40).These findings expand the geographic distribution of WNV and SLEV and confirm their activity in central and northeastern Argentina. West Nile virus activity in Argentina may represent a potential threat to Crowned Eagles and other endangered raptors in this country.