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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.
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Brown, D.W.G., Selvakumar, R., Daniel, D.J. et al. Prevalence of neutralising antibodies to Berne virus in animals and humans in Vellore, South India. Archives of Virology 98, 267–269 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01322174
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