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Rhinitis and virus antibody titres in chelonians
Author(s) -
JACKSON OLIPHANT F.,
NEEDHAM J. R.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1983.tb00410.x
Subject(s) - sendai virus , serology , medicine , virus , virology , pneumonia , incidence (geometry) , antibody , immunology , physics , optics
The problem of rhinitis in the two Mediterranean chelonians, Testudo graeca and T. hermanni was investigated. The results of the bacteriological examination of nasal swabs from cases of rhinitis were inconclusive. Serological tests were carried out using Sendai virus and pneumonia virus of mice (PVM) antigen on serum from 34 chelonians, seven of which were showing signs of rhinitis. The incidence of significantly high titres against Sendai virus indicated that an infection with a Sendai‐like virus occurs in chelonians.