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. 2006 Nov;12(11):1752–1754. doi: 10.3201/eid1211.060486

Table. Saint Louis encephalitis virus neutralizing antibody titers detected in domestic birds*.

Host Samples P/T NtAb prevalence (%) Age (mo) Range in NtAb titer
Anser anser (goose) 4/5 80 >12 1,280†
Gallus gallus (chicken) 3/3 100 <3 1,280†
8/13 62 >12 20–1,280

*At residence of a patient with Saint Louis encephalitis, during outbreak in Córdoba, Argentina, February 2005. P/T, number of positive samples/total samples analyzed; NtAb, neutralizing antibodies.
†There was no NtAb range in these 2 cases. All positive sera had the same titer.