Antibody response to rabbit viral hemorrhagic disease virus in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) consuming livers of infected rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus).
J Wildl Dis
; 31(4): 541-4, 1995 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-8592388
ABSTRACT
Six red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were given oral doses of homogenized liver from rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) that died from rabbit viral hemorrhagic disease (RVHD) and four control foxes were given liver from uninfected rabbits. Antibodies to RVHD virus were monitored over 6 months. There was a pronounced antibody response 7 days after exposure which persisted to 14 days and then diminished. Low titers still were evident in three foxes at the end of the experiment. Based on these results, fox serum may be useful as an index of the prevalence of RVHD in sympatric rabbit populations.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Coelhos
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Vírus da Doença Hemorrágica de Coelhos
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Infecções por Caliciviridae
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Raposas
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Fígado
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Anticorpos Antivirais
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article