Mozaffari Ali Asghar, Khalili Mohammad, Sabahi Sina
Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.
Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.
Asian Pac J Trop Biomed. 2014 May;4(Suppl 1):S275-8. doi: 10.12980/APJTB.4.2014B599.
To describe the seroprevalence rate of bluetongue virus (BTV) in goat flocks in southeast of Iran.
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.
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.
This study describes a high seroprevalence rate of BTV in goat flocks in southeast of Iran for the first time.
描述伊朗东南部山羊群中蓝舌病病毒(BTV)的血清流行率。
从伊朗东南部的畜群中随机采集血样。2011年至2012年期间共采集了93份血清样本。根据制造商的说明,使用商业竞争ELISA 3检测血清中针对BTV的抗体。
山羊的血清流行率为67.7%。在一个畜群中,BTV血清阳性动物的流行率在33.3%至100.0%之间。所有山羊群的BTV抗体均呈阳性。
本研究首次描述了伊朗东南部山羊群中BTV的高血清流行率。