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Passive Transfer of Maternal Antibodies to West Nile Virus in Flamingo Chicks (Phoenicopterus chilensis and Phoenicopterus ruber ruber)
Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 2007 |
Authors: | Baitchman, EJ, Tlusty, MF, Murphy, HW |
Journal: | Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine |
Volume: | 38 |
Issue: | 2 |
Date Published: | 2007 |
ISBN Number: | 10427260 |
Keywords: | Phoenicopteridae, Phoenicopterus, Phoenicopterus chilensis, Phoenicopterus roseus, Phoenicopterus ruber |
Abstract: | Passive transfer of maternal antibodies against West Nile virus (WNV) was studied in a captive population of Chilean (Phoenicopterus chilensis) and Caribbean flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber ruber). Transfer of WNV antibodies from hens to chicks was documented and measured by plaque-reduction neutralization test. Hen titers were significantly correlated to chick titers. Mean half-life of maternal WNV antibodies was 13.4 days in chicks for which half-life was measurable. |
URL: | http://www.jstor.org/stable/20096712 |
Short Title: | Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine |
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