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. 2007 Jun;38(2):337-40.
doi: 10.1638/1042-7260(2007)038[0337:PTOMAT]2.0.CO;2.

Passive transfer of maternal antibodies to West Nile virus in flamingo chicks (Phoenicopterus chilensis and Phoenicopterus ruber ruber)

Eric J Baitchman  1 , Michael F Tlusty, Hayley W Murphy
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Passive transfer of maternal antibodies to West Nile virus in flamingo chicks (Phoenicopterus chilensis and Phoenicopterus ruber ruber)

Eric J Baitchman et al. J Zoo Wildl Med. 2007 Jun.

Abstract

Passive transfer of maternal antibodies against West Nile virus (WNV) was studied in a captive population of Chilean (Phoenicopterus chilensis) and Caribbean flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber ruber). Transfer of WNV antibodies from hens to chicks was documented and measured by plaque-reduction neutralization test. Hen titers were significantly correlated to chick titers. Mean half-life of maternal WNV antibodies was 13.4 days in chicks for which half-life was measurable.

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