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Serological evidence of antibodies to certain arboviruses in desert rodent sera in Egypt

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Introduction : Small rodents inhabiting the wadis close to St Katherine in the mountains of the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, were trapped and antibodies to Sindbis (SIN) , West Nile (WN) and Quaranfil (QRF) viruses in their sera were studied. Materials and Methods One mouse had Haemagglutination–inhibition (HI) antibodies against SIN antigen in his serum, 3 mice had HI antibodies against WN antigen in their sera. The titers is low to be of any significance. Conclusion: It seems that natural cycle of transmission of SIN and WN viruses involving rodents does not exist. Seven mice had Complement-fixation (CF) antibodies in their sera against Quaranfil antigen. Conclusion, the CF test results suggest the existence of another mammal vector cycle.  

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10.21608/ejhm.2007.17665

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Sindbis, West Nile and Quaranfil viruses (rodent), HI, CF

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Nour El.Din H.

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Sherif

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Nour El.Din H. Sherif Zoology Department , Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

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28

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3713

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2007-07-01

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2007-07-01

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342

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346

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Serological evidence of antibodies to certain arboviruses in desert rodent sera in Egypt

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