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. 1988;98(3):267–269. doi: 10.1007/BF01322174

Prevalence of neutralising antibodies to Berne virus in animals and humans in Vellore, South India

D W G Brown 1, R Selvakumar 1, D J Daniel 1, V I Mathan 1
PMCID: PMC7086926  PMID: 3348749

Summary

In Southern India the prevalence of neutralising antibody to Berne virus was high in sera obtained from cattle (49%), horses (38%), and sheep (36%). Neutralising antibody was not detected in sera from humans and monkeys.

Keywords: Infectious Disease

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