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Serological surveillance for Tahyna virus (California encephalitis orthobunyavirus, Peribunyaviridae) neutralizing antibodies in wild ungulates in Austria, Hungary and Romania
Author(s) -
Camp J. V.,
Haider R.,
Porea D.,
Oslobanu L. E.,
Forgách P.,
Nowotny N.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
zoonoses and public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.87
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1863-2378
pISSN - 1863-1959
DOI - 10.1111/zph.12457
Subject(s) - wild boar , capreolus , virology , seroprevalence , serology , orthobunyavirus , biology , population , seroconversion , roe deer , veterinary medicine , antibody , virus , zoology , medicine , ecology , immunology , environmental health
Summary A serosurvey for Tahyna virus ( TAHV ), a mosquito‐borne California encephalitis orthobunyavirus ( Peribunyaviridae ) endemic to Europe, was performed to estimate the activity of TAHV on a broad geographic scale. Sera from wild boar ( Sus scrofa ), roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ) and red deer ( Cervus elaphus ) were collected from Austria, Hungary and Romania. Samples were tested for neutralizing antibodies against TAHV using a virus microneutralization assay. The results demonstrate that TAHV transmission to mammals is widespread in Europe, particularly in the wild boar population where the mean rate of seroconversion is 15.2%.