Sherif, N. (2007). Serological evidence of antibodies to certain arboviruses in desert rodent sera in Egypt. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 28(1), 342-346. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2007.17665
Nour El.Din H. Sherif. "Serological evidence of antibodies to certain arboviruses in desert rodent sera in Egypt". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 28, 1, 2007, 342-346. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2007.17665
Sherif, N. (2007). 'Serological evidence of antibodies to certain arboviruses in desert rodent sera in Egypt', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 28(1), pp. 342-346. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2007.17665
Sherif, N. Serological evidence of antibodies to certain arboviruses in desert rodent sera in Egypt. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2007; 28(1): 342-346. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2007.17665
Serological evidence of antibodies to certain arboviruses in desert rodent sera in Egypt
Nour El.Din H. Sherif Zoology Department , Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
Abstract
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.