Detection of antibodies to duck tembusu virus in human population with or without the history of contact with ducks

• Main Authors: Rojjanaporn Pulmanausahakul, Kunjimas Ketsuwan, Thitigun Jaimipuk, Duncan R. Smith, Prasert Auewarakul, Thaweesak Songserm
• Other Authors: Siriraj Hospital
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Veterinary
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/74154
• Institution: Mahidol University

Duck tembusu virus (DTMUV) is an emerging duck pathogen in China and other Asian countries. It is unclear whether this emerging zoonotic infection poses a threat to humans. A previous study in 2012 showed surprisingly high rates of seropositivity and positive viral detection by RT-PCR in duck farm w...