High seroprevalence of bluetongue virus antibodies in goats in southeast Iran

• Published in: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
• Main Authors: Ali Asghar Mozaffari, Mohammad Khalili, Sina Sabahi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014
• Subjects: Seroprevalence; Bluetongue virus; Goat; Iran; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.12980/APJTB.4.2014B599; https://doaj.org/article/68ebb3d8469541659fe37b2eb172f3df

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.