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A Serological Survey of Pigs, Horses, and Ducks in Nepal for Evidence of Infection with Japanese Encephalitis Virus
Author(s) -
PANT GANESH R.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1196/annals.1373.013
Subject(s) - serology , japanese encephalitis , virology , virus , antibody , encephalitis , veterinary medicine , biology , medicine , immunology
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is an emerging disease of animals and humans in Nepal. A serological study for antibody to JE virus was conducted in Nepal from September 2003 to August 2004 by collecting 280 sera from pigs, ducks, and horses covering 10 districts of the country. These sera were tested by performing competitive enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of antibodies against JE virus. The total number of tested sera was 280, of which 43.92% were found positive for the presence of antibodies against JE virus infection in Nepal. Sero‐prevalence of JE in pigs, ducks, and horses was 48.11%, 26.79%, and 50.0%, respectively.