Abstract
Serum from Mexican grey squirrels (Sciurus aureogaster) from Mexico City reacted to Orthopoxvirus by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Real-time PCR based on oral swabs and scabs did not detect viral DNA. Antibody prevalence was 30% (n=366), providing the first evidence of Orthopoxvirus antibodies in Mexican wild rodents.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antibodies, Viral / blood*
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Female
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Male
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Mexico / epidemiology
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Orthopoxvirus / immunology*
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Poxviridae Infections / epidemiology
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Poxviridae Infections / veterinary*
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Poxviridae Infections / virology
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Prevalence
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Rodent Diseases / epidemiology*
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Rodent Diseases / virology
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Sciuridae*