Seroprevalence of respiratory syncytial virus in free-ranging bighorn sheep

Dunbar, M.R.; Jessup, D.A.; Evermann, J.F.; Foreyt, W.J.

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 187(11): 1173-1174

1985


ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488
PMID: 3878355
Document Number: 259058
Sera from 187 (42%) of 447 free-ranging bighorn sheep (O. canadensis) in 9 western states [USA] had antibody titers to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Titers were from 1:5 to 1:640, as determined by the standard virus neutralization test. Results of the survey indicated that RSV is widespread in free-ranging bighorn sheep populations and that RSV may be an important factor in the bighorn sheep pneumonia-complex.

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