Tick-borne encephalitis virus seropositive dog detected in Belgium: screening of the canine population as sentinels for public health
(2011) VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES. 11(10). p.1371-1376- abstract
- Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is an important emerging tick-borne viral infection of humans and dogs in Europe. Currently, TBEV surveillance is virtually nonexistent in Belgium, which is considered nonendemic. A commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was adapted for the detection of TBEV-specific IgG-antibodies in canine sera. Serum samples of Belgian dogs were obtained from three diagnostic laboratories from Northern (n = 688) and Southern Belgium (n = 192). ELISA-positive and borderline samples were subjected to a TBEV rapid fluorescent focus inhibition confirmation test. One dog was confirmed TBEV seropositive. Several ELISA-positive and borderline sera underwent seroneutralization and hemagglutinin inhibition tests to rule out West Nile and Louping Ill viruses, but tested negative. The clinical history of the seropositive dog could not explain beyond doubt where and when TBEV infection was acquired. Further surveillance is necessary to determine whether this dog remains a single travel-related case or whether it represents an early warning of a possible future emergence of TBEV.
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- Sophie Roelandt, Paul Heyman, Marina De Filette, Sirkka Vene, Yves Van der Stede, Ann Brigitte Caij, Paul Tavernier UGent, Alexandre Dobly, Hendrik De Bosschere, Philip Vyt, Carole Meersschaert and Stefan Roels
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- 2011
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- AREA, TBE, NORWAY, DISEASE, ANTIBODIES
- journal title
- VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES
- Vector-Borne Zoonotic Dis.
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- 11
- issue
- 10
- pages
- 1371 - 1376
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- Article
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- 000295870800010
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- PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
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- 2.437 (2011)
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- 2 (2011)
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- 1530-3667
- DOI
- 10.1089/vbz.2011.0647
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- English
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- yes
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- Chicago
- Roelandt, Sophie, Paul Heyman, Marina De Filette, Sirkka Vene, Yves Van der Stede, Ann Brigitte Caij, Paul Tavernier, et al. 2011. “Tick-borne Encephalitis Virus Seropositive Dog Detected in Belgium: Screening of the Canine Population as Sentinels for Public Health.” Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases 11 (10): 1371–1376.
- APA
- Roelandt, Sophie, Heyman, P., De Filette, M., Vene, S., Van der Stede, Y., Caij, A. B., Tavernier, P., et al. (2011). Tick-borne encephalitis virus seropositive dog detected in Belgium: screening of the canine population as sentinels for public health. VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES, 11(10), 1371–1376.
- Vancouver
- 1.Roelandt S, Heyman P, De Filette M, Vene S, Van der Stede Y, Caij AB, et al. Tick-borne encephalitis virus seropositive dog detected in Belgium: screening of the canine population as sentinels for public health. VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES. 2011;11(10):1371–6.
- MLA
- Roelandt, Sophie, Paul Heyman, Marina De Filette, et al. “Tick-borne Encephalitis Virus Seropositive Dog Detected in Belgium: Screening of the Canine Population as Sentinels for Public Health.” VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES 11.10 (2011): 1371–1376. Print.