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  • Title: Serological survey of domestic animals for tick-borne encephalitis and Bhanja viruses in northeastern Hungary.
    Author: Sikutová S, Hornok S, Hubálek Z, Dolezálková I, Juricová Z, Rudolf I.
    Journal: Vet Microbiol; 2009 Mar 30; 135(3-4):267-71. PubMed ID: 19036537.
    Abstract:
    Blood sera collected from 400 domestic animals (260 cattle, 100 Merino sheep, and 40 Hutzul horses) in northeastern Hungary in 2005 were examined for antibodies against two tick-borne viruses, tick-borne encephalitis flavivirus (TBEV) and Bhanja bunyavirus (BHAV). Using ELISA as screening test and plaque-reduction neutralization as confirmatory test, seropositivity to TBEV was found to be 26.5% in cattle, 7.0% in sheep, and 0.0% in horses. Among cattle, the animals up to 3 years old had significantly lower seroprevalence rate than those in older age groups. Natural foci of tick-borne encephalitis are obviously present in northeastern Hungary. On the other hand, no antibodies neutralizing BHAV were detected in the domestic animals.
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