ARBOVIRUS INFECTIONS OF SENTINEL CATTLE IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW-GUINEA
ARBOVIRUS INFECTIONS OF SENTINEL CATTLE IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW-GUINEA
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1751-0813.1973.tb06737.x
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发表时间:
1973-01-01
影响因子:
1.1
通讯作者:
CARLEY, JG
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作者:
DOHERTY, RL;STGEORGE, TD;CARLEY, JG
Serological tests on 927 serum samples collected in 1969-1972 from 23 sentinel herds of cattle in Australia, New Guinea and Norfolk Island gave evidence of widespread infection with bovine ephemeral fever, Samford, Akabane, D'Aguilar and Ross River viruses and more localized infection with Murray Valley encephalitis. Kokobera and Edge Hill viruses. Timing of seroconversions suggested that most infections occurred in summer and autumn. The absence of bovine antibody to Samford and Akabane viruses in New Guinea has relevance to the suggestion that they were relatively recently introduced to Australia. Both neutralizing antibody to ephemeral fever virus and group A and B arboviruses and HI antibody to group A and B arboviruses in sentinel cattle appeared to persist for less than 6 months in many animals, a finding which will limit the usefulness of cattle as sentinel indicators of arbovirus infection.