Persistence of Antibodies to West Nile Virus in Naturally Infected Rock Pigeons ( Columba livia )
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- 1 May 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Clinical and Vaccine Immunology
- Vol. 12 (5) , 665-667
- https://doi.org/10.1128/cdli.12.5.665-667.2005
Abstract
Wild caught rock pigeons ( Columba livia ) with antibodies to West Nile virus were monitored for 15 months to determine antibody persistence and compare results of three serologic techniques. Antibodies persisted for the entire study as detected by epitope-blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and plaque reduction neutralization test. Maternal antibodies in squabs derived from seropositive birds persisted for an average of 27 days.Keywords
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