Serological evidence of antibodies to certain arboviruses in desert rodent sera in Egypt | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Article 4, Volume 28, Issue 1, July 2007, Pages 342-346 PDF (273.53 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2007.17665 | ||
| Author | ||
| Nour El.Din H. Sherif | ||
| Nour El.Din H. Sherif Zoology Department , Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Introduction : Small rodents inhabiting the wadis close to St Katherine in the mountains of the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, were trapped and antibodies to Sindbis (SIN) , West Nile (WN) and Quaranfil (QRF) viruses in their sera were studied. Materials and Methods One mouse had Haemagglutination–inhibition (HI) antibodies against SIN antigen in his serum, 3 mice had HI antibodies against WN antigen in their sera. The titers is low to be of any significance. Conclusion: It seems that natural cycle of transmission of SIN and WN viruses involving rodents does not exist. Seven mice had Complement-fixation (CF) antibodies in their sera against Quaranfil antigen. Conclusion, the CF test results suggest the existence of another mammal vector cycle. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Sindbis; West Nile and Quaranfil viruses (rodent); HI; CF | ||
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