Farajollahi Ary, Panella Nicholas A, Carr Patrick, Crans Wayne, Burguess Kelcey, Komar Nicholas
Department of Entomology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-1190, USA.
J Wildl Dis. 2003 Oct;39(4):894-6. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-39.4.894.
Serum samples obtained from 51 free-ranging black bears (Ursus americanus) in northwestern New Jersey in February and March 2002 were analyzed for neutralizing antibodies to West Nile virus (WNV) and St. Louis encephalitis virus. Three (6%) of the black bears tested positive for WNV-neutralizing antibodies. One additional sample was positive for flavivirus-neutralizing antibodies but could not be differentiated for a specific virus type. This is the first report of WNV infection in black bears.
2002年2月和3月,从新泽西州西北部51只自由放养的黑熊(美洲黑熊)身上采集血清样本,分析其对西尼罗河病毒(WNV)和圣路易斯脑炎病毒的中和抗体。三只(6%)黑熊的西尼罗河病毒中和抗体检测呈阳性。另有一份样本的黄病毒中和抗体呈阳性,但无法区分具体病毒类型。这是关于黑熊感染西尼罗河病毒的首次报告。