High seroprevalence of bluetongue virus antibodies in goats in southeast Iran
Objective: To describe the seroprevalence rate of bluetongue virus (BTV) in goat flocks in southeast of Iran. Methods: The blood samples were collected randomly from herds of southeast of Iran. A total of 93 sera samples were collected between 2011 and 2012. Antibodies to BTV in sera were detected b...
Published in: | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.12980/APJTB.4.2014B599 https://doaj.org/article/68ebb3d8469541659fe37b2eb172f3df |
Summary: | Objective: To describe the seroprevalence rate of bluetongue virus (BTV) in goat flocks in southeast of Iran. Methods: The blood samples were collected randomly from herds of southeast of Iran. A total of 93 sera samples were collected between 2011 and 2012. Antibodies to BTV in sera were detected by using a commercial competitive ELISA 3 according to manufacturer's instructions. Results: The seroprevalence rates were 67.7% for goats. Within a herd, prevalence of BTV seropositive animals ranged from 33.3% to 100.0%. All goat flocks were positive to BTV antibodies. Conclusions: This study describes a high seroprevalence rate of BTV in goat flocks in southeast of Iran for the first time. |
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