Orthopoxvirus antibodies in grey squirrels (Sciurus aureogaster) in Mexico City, Mexico

J Wildl Dis. 2014 Jul;50(3):696-8. doi: 10.7589/2013-12-320. Epub 2014 May 7.

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

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood*
  • Female
  • Male
  • Mexico / epidemiology
  • Orthopoxvirus / immunology*
  • Poxviridae Infections / epidemiology
  • Poxviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Poxviridae Infections / virology
  • Prevalence
  • Rodent Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Rodent Diseases / virology
  • Sciuridae*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral