PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODIES AGAINST THEILER MURINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS IN MICE COLONIES OF ARGENTINA
Keywords:
Argentina, Prevalence, Theiler encephalomyelitis virusAbstract
This study analyzes the prevalence to antibodies of Theiler’s murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV) in mice colonies of Argentina. A first study performed by indirect enzymelinked immunosorbent assay (iELISA) and indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFI) on 352 sera determined a prevalence of antibodies of 73% and 67% respectively with sensitivity of 100% and 76,2% respectively and 0,8 of kappa value. In a second assay performed only by iELISA on 558 sera from 53 colonies a seroprevalence of 72,6% varying between 0% to 100% was obtained. The higher values were found in those animal facilities without barrier systems. Theiler virus infections in mouse colonies could interfere with experimental results; this may be due to a lack of barriers, and poor staff training and colony management in the facility.
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