Alongshan Virus Infection in <i>Rangifer tarandus</i> Reindeer, Northeastern China
Wenbo Xu, Wei Wang, Liang Li, Nan Li, Ziyan Liu, Lihe Che, Guanyu Wang, Kaiyu Zhang, Xianmin Feng, Wenjing Wang, Quan Liu, Zedong Wang
Abstract
We investigated Alongshan virus infection in reindeer in northeastern China. We found that 4.8% of the animals were viral RNA-positive, 33.3% tested positive for IgG, and 19.1% displayed neutralizing antibodies. These findings suggest reindeer could serve as sentinel animal species for the epidemiologic surveillance of Alongshan virus infection.
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VirologyChinaBiologyGeographyZoologyArchaeologyViral Infections and VectorsAnimal Disease Management and EpidemiologyZoonotic diseases and public health