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Orthopoxvirus antibodies in grey squirrels (Sciurus aureogaster) in Mexico City, Mexico
Paola Martínez-Duque1, Rafael Avila-Flores, Ginny L Emerson
11 Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, C.P. 04510, Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal, México.
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.
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