| Literature DB >> 15362837 |
Jacob D Pilipski1, Lucas M Pilipskl, Lance S Risley.
Abstract
Eighty-three serum samples were obtained from big brown (Eptesicus fuscus), little brown (Myotis lucifugus), and northern long-eared (Myotis septentriotalis) bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), from New Jersey and New York (USA) between July and October 2002. Samples were analyzed for neutralizing antibodies to West Nile virus (WNV) and St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) virus. One little brown bat and one northern long-eared bat tested positive for WNV neutralizing antibodies. No bats had antibodies to SLE virus. This was the first large-scale investigation of WNV infection in bats in New Jersey. Additional work is needed to determine the effects of WNV on bat populations.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15362837 DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-40.2.335
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Wildl Dis ISSN: 0090-3558 Impact factor: 1.535