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Virus Name: Bahig

Abbreviation: BAHV

Status
Probable Arbovirus

Select Agent
No

SALS Level
2

SALS Basis
Results of SALS surveys and information from the Catalogue.

Other Information

Antigenic Group
Tete

Section VII - Natural Host Range (Additional text can be added below table)

Vertebrate (species and organ) and arthropod	No. isolations/No. tested	No. with antibody/No. tested Test used	Country and region


^* Most of the Egypt and Cyprus isolates have not been serotyped; they may represent either Bahig or Matruh viruses.
During the spring migrations of 1967-1968, there were no isolations from 2,317 birds except 1 each from Hirundo and Turdus.
Chloris chloris	1/97 ^*		Egypt and, Cyprus, spring 1968
Luscinia luscinia	1/108 ^*		Fall migrations,1966-1968
Luscinia megarhynchos	1/50 ^*	2/24 HI	Bahig and Matruh;antibody not easily distinguished by 15/31 HI positive plasmas were positive by NT; 2/31 HI negative plasmas were positive by NT.
Muscicapa striata	1/200 ^*
Oriolus oriolus	1/61 ^*
Phoenicurus phoenicur	5/219 ^*	0/27
Phylloscopus collybitus	5/428 ^*	0/26
Phylloscopus trochilus	3/344 ^*	1/28
Sylvia atricapilla	1/78 ^*	0/24
Sylvia borin	2/105 ^*	4/4
Sylvia communis	12/191 ^*	1/24
Sylvia curraca	7/238 ^*	4/25
Sylvia hortensis	0/4	1/27
Sylvia nisoria	14/23
Sylvia ruppelli	1/50 ^*	0/25
Other birds	0/1652	7/885
Fringilla montifringilla	1		Italy (3)
Fringilla coelebs	1		Italy (3)
H. m. rufipes	1		Egypt (4)
H. m. marginatum	1		Italy (4)

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