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Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, May 2005, p. 665-667, Vol. 12, No. 5
1071-412X/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/CDLI.12.5.665-667.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Persistence of Antibodies to West Nile Virus in Naturally Infected Rock Pigeons (Columba livia)

Samantha E. J. Gibbs,1,2* Douglas M. Hoffman,3 Lillian M. Stark,4 Nicole L. Marlenee,5 Bradley J. Blitvich,5 Barry J. Beaty,5 and David E. Stallknecht1,2

Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602,1 Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602,2 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, School of Forest Resources, Athens, Georgia 30602,3 Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Laboratories— Tampa, 3602 Spectrum Blvd., Tampa, Florida 33612,4 Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 805235

Received 10 January 2005/ Accepted 1 March 2005

Wild caught rock pigeons (Columba livia) with antibodies to West Nile virus were monitored for 15 months to determine antibody persistence and compare results of three serologic techniques. Antibodies persisted for the entire study as detected by epitope-blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and plaque reduction neutralization test. Maternal antibodies in squabs derived from seropositive birds persisted for an average of 27 days.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Wildlife Health Building, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-4393. Phone: (706) 542-1741. Fax: (706) 542-5865. E-mail: sgibbs{at}vet.uga.edu.

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, May 2005, p. 665-667, Vol. 12, No. 5
1071-412X/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/CDLI.12.5.665-667.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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