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

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 337-340

  Baitchman, Eric J ^a   Tlusty, Michael F ^b   Murphy, Hayley W ^a  

^a Zoo New England   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Flamingo; Maternal antibodies; Phoenicopterus chilensis; Phoenicopterus ruber ruber; West nile virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; MALE; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

PHOENICOPTERIDAE; PHOENICOPTERUS CHILENSIS; PHOENICOPTERUS RUBER RUBER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 34250724952     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2007)038[0337:PTOMAT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Al-Natour, M. Q., L. A. Ward, Y. M. Saif, B. Stewart-Brown, and L. D. Keck. 2004. Effect of different levels of maternally derived antibodies on protection against infectious bursal disease virus. Avian Dis. 48: 177-182.
2. Bertelsen, M. F., R. A. Olberg, G. J. Crawshaw, A. Dibernardo, L. R. Lindsay, M. Drebot, and I. K. Barker. 2004. West Nile virus infection in the Eastern loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus migrons): pathology, epidemiology, and immunization. J. Wildl. Dis. 40: 538-542.
3. Brown, C. and C. King. 2005. Flamingo Husbandry Guidelines. American Zoo and Aquarium Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
4. Giambrone, J. J., and J. Closser. 1990. Effect of breeder vaccination on immunization of progeny against Newcastle disease. Avian Dis. 34: 114-119.
5. Gibbs, S. E. J., D. M. Hoffman, L. M. Stark, N. L. Marlenee, B. J. Blitvich, B. 3. Beaty. and D. E. Stallnecht. 2005. Persistence of antibodies to West Nile virus in naturally infected rock pigeons (Columba livia). Clin. Diag. Lab. Immunol. 12: 665-667.
6. Graczyk, T. K., M. R. Cranfield, M. L. Shaw, and L. E. Craig. 1994. Maternal antibodies against Plasmodium spp. in African black footed penguin (Spheniscus demersus) chicks. J. Wildl, Dis. 30: 365-371.
7. Grindstaff, J. L., E. D. Brodie, and E. D. Ketterson. 2003. Immune function across generations: integrating mechanism and evolutionary process in maternal antibody transmission. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. 270: 2309-2319.
8. Hassan. J. O., and R. Curtiss. 1996. Effect of vaccination of hens with an avirulent strain of Salmonella typhimurium on immunity of progeny challenged with wild-type Salmonella strains. Infect. Immun. 64: 938-944.
9. Llizo, S. Y. 2004. An update of West Nile virus vaccine trials in a bird collection. Proc. Am. Assoc. Zoo Vet. 2004: 241-245.
10. Ludwig, G. V., P P. Calle, J. A. Mangiafico, B. L. Raphael, D. K. Danner, J. A. Hile, T. L. Clippinger, J. F. Smith, R. A. Cook, and T. McNamara, 2002. An outbreak of West Nile virus in a New York City captive wildlife population. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 67: 67-75.
11. Lung, N. P., J. P. Thompson, G. V. Kollias, J. H. Olsen, J. M. Zdziarski, and P. A. Klein, 1996. Maternal immunoglobulin G antibody transfer and development of immunoglobulin G antibody responses in blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna) chicks. Am. J. Vet. Res. 57: 1162-1167.
12. Mondai S. P., and S. A. Naqi. 2001. Maternal antibody to infectious bronchitis virus: its role in protection against infection and development of active immunity to vaccine. Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol. 79: 31-40.
13. Nusbaum, K. E., J. C. Wright, W. B. Johnston, A. B. Allison, C. D. Hilton, L. A. Staggs, D. E. Stallknecht, and J. L. Shelnutt. 2003. Absence of humoral response in flamingos and red-tailed hawks to experimental vaccination with a killed West Nile virus vaccine. Avian Dis. 47: 750-752.
14. Smith. N. C., M. Wallach, C. M. D. Miller. R. Morgenstern, R. Braun, and J. Eckert. 1994. Maternal transmission of immunity to Eimeria maxima: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay analysis of protective antibodies induced by infection. Infect. Immun. 62: 1348-1357.
15. Wunschmann. A., J. Shivers, J. Bender, L. Carroll, S. Fuller, M. Saggese, A. van Wettere, and P. Redig. 2005. Pathologic and immunohistochemical findings in goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) and great horned owls (Bubo virginianus) naturally infected with West Nile virus. Avian Dis. 49: 252-259.