Al-Afaleq A I, Abu Elzein E M E, Mousa S M, Abbas A M
College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 1757, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.
Rev Sci Tech. 2003 Dec;22(3):867-71. doi: 10.20506/rst.22.3.1436.
A retrospective study was undertaken to examine domestic ruminant sera for Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus antibodies. The sera were collected between 1992 and 1995 from cattle, sheep and goats from various locations in Saudi Arabia. The standard capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay system was employed to detect specific RVF antibodies in the animals and the results indicated an absence of RVF antibodies. This finding confirms the assumption that Saudi Arabia was free from RVF up until at least 1995 and most probably before the 2000 epidemic. The finding also confirms that RVF was not endemic in Saudi Arabia.
开展了一项回顾性研究,以检测家养反刍动物血清中的裂谷热(RVF)病毒抗体。这些血清于1992年至1995年间从沙特阿拉伯各地的牛、绵羊和山羊身上采集。采用标准捕获酶联免疫吸附测定系统检测动物体内的特异性RVF抗体,结果表明不存在RVF抗体。这一发现证实了以下假设:沙特阿拉伯至少在1995年之前,很可能在2000年疫情之前没有裂谷热。这一发现还证实裂谷热在沙特阿拉伯并非地方病。