Prevalence of coronavirus antibodies in rabbits

B J Deeb; R F DiGiacomo; J F Evermann; M E Thouless

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Prevalence of coronavirus antibodies in rabbits

B J Deeb, R F DiGiacomo, J F Evermann and M E Thouless

Laboratory animal science (Chicago), Vol.43(5), pp.431-433

10/1993

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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/113082

PMID: 8277721

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Diarrhea - epidemiology

Diarrhea - veterinary

Male

Antibodies, Viral - blood

Coronavirus - immunology

Coronavirus Infections - microbiology

Incidence

Animals

Coronavirus Infections - veterinary

Coronavirus Infections - blood

Coronavirus Infections - complications

Female

Rabbits - microbiology

Diarrhea - complications

Antibodies to coronavirus were detected by an indirect fluorescent antibody test in rabbit sera from six rabbitries. The prevalence ranged from 3 to 40% in different rabbitries and most seropositive rabbits were more than 4 months old. A rabbitry with high prevalence of antibodies and high incidence of diarrhea could serve as a source of virus and aid in studying the natural history of coronavirus infection in rabbits.

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Title: Prevalence of coronavirus antibodies in rabbits
Creators: B J Deeb - Department of Comparative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98195
R F DiGiacomo
J F Evermann
M E Thouless
Publication Details: Laboratory animal science (Chicago), Vol.43(5), pp.431-433
Academic Unit: Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Department of
Publisher: United States
Grant note: RR01203 / NCRR NIH HHS
Identifiers: 99900548385201842
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Prevalence of coronavirus antibodies in rabbits

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