Mixed infections with tick-borne viruses in a seabird colony in Eire

Viruses were isolated from 2 tick species collected from the nesting areas of seabirds on Great Saltee Island, Eire. Bunyaviruses of the Uukuniemi serogroup were isolated from hard ticks (Ixodes uriae and I. rothschildi), bunyaviruses of the Hughes serogroup from soft ticks (Ornithodoros maritimus),...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of virology Jg. 79; H. 1-2; S. 35
Hauptverfasser: Nuttall, P A, Kelly, T C, Carey, D, Moss, S R, Harrap, K A
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Austria 01.01.1984
Schlagworte:
Animals
Bird Diseases - microbiology
Birds
Bunyaviridae - isolation & purification
Bunyaviridae Infections - transmission
Female
Male
Microscopy, Electron
Ticks - microbiology
ISSN:0304-8608
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Zusammenfassung:Viruses were isolated from 2 tick species collected from the nesting areas of seabirds on Great Saltee Island, Eire. Bunyaviruses of the Uukuniemi serogroup were isolated from hard ticks (Ixodes uriae and I. rothschildi), bunyaviruses of the Hughes serogroup from soft ticks (Ornithodoros maritimus), and orbiviruses of the Kemerovo serogroup from I. uriae and O. maritimus. The results indicate that the bunyaviruses, but not the orbiviruses, show "tick specificity". Neutralising activity against members of all 3 serogroups was detected in sera from chicks in the nesting areas; neutralising antibodies were probably maternal.
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ISSN:0304-8608
DOI:10.1007/BF01314301