Serological surveillance for Tahyna virus (California encephalitis orthobunyavirus, Peribunyaviridae) neutralizing antibodies in wild ungulates in Austria, Hungary and Romania

Zoonoses Public Health. 2018 Jun;65(4):459-463. doi: 10.1111/zph.12457. Epub 2018 Mar 8.

Abstract

A serosurvey for Tahyna virus (TAHV), a mosquito-borne California encephalitis orthobunyavirus (Peribunyaviridae) endemic to Europe, was performed to estimate the activity of TAHV on a broad geographic scale. Sera from wild boar (Sus scrofa), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) were collected from Austria, Hungary and Romania. Samples were tested for neutralizing antibodies against TAHV using a virus microneutralization assay. The results demonstrate that TAHV transmission to mammals is widespread in Europe, particularly in the wild boar population where the mean rate of seroconversion is 15.2%.

Keywords: California encephalitis orthobunyavirus; Tahyna virus; arbovirus; serosurveillance; wild boar.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Wild / virology*
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing / blood*
  • Austria / epidemiology
  • Deer / immunology
  • Deer / virology
  • Encephalitis Virus, California / immunology*
  • Encephalitis, California / epidemiology
  • Encephalitis, California / transmission
  • Encephalitis, California / veterinary*
  • Encephalitis, California / virology
  • Hungary / epidemiology
  • Immunologic Surveillance*
  • Neutralization Tests
  • Romania / epidemiology
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Serologic Tests
  • Sus scrofa / immunology
  • Sus scrofa / virology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Neutralizing