AN ATTEMPT TO DEFINE THE HOST RANGE FOR AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS VIRUS (ORBIVIRUS, REOVIRIDAE) IN EAST-AFRICA, BY A SEROLOGICAL SURVEY IN SOME EQUIDAE, CAMELIDAE, LOXODONTIDAE AND CARNIVORE

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BINEPAL, VS
WARIRU, BN
DAVIES, FG
SOI, R
OLUBAYO, R
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10.1016/0378-1135(92)90137-I
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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A survey was carried out in horse, zebra, elephant, camel, sheep and goat and wild carnivore sera for virus-serum neutralising antibody to the nine type strains of African horse sickness virus. Antibody was found amongst the horse, zebra and elephant sera to all nine different strains. No antibody was detected in any sera from camels, sheep and goats. None was found in sera from hyaena and jackals in this series but had been detected earlier.
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