Jesse Faez Firdaus Abdullah, Bitrus Asinamai Athliamai, Abba Yusuf, Raju Veenosha Nehru, Hambali Idris Umar, Peter Innocent Damudu, Haron Abd Wahid, Lila Mohd Azmi Mohd, Norsidin Jefri Mohd
Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Food security, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Vet World. 2018 Feb;11(2):172-176. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2018.172-176. Epub 2018 Feb 12.
(CAE) is an important viral disease of small ruminants particularly in dairy goats with severe social and economic implication. Hence, this study was designed to determine the seroprevalence of CAE virus (CAEV) among goat population in selected small ruminant farms in Selangor and the risk factors associated with the occurrence of the disease.
Blood samples were collected from a total of 91 goats selected at random. Blood serum was harvested and used for competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test to detect antibodies against CAE virus.
The result obtained showed that 8/91 (8.8%) of the goats were seropositive for CAEV. In addition, biosecurity management, source of origin and sex of the animal were observed to be important risk factors associated with the occurrence of CAE in goats.
The findings of this study affirmed that the seroprevalence of CAEV infection among goat population in small ruminant farms in Selangor, Malaysia, is low. However, there is need to institute strict control measures such as testing and culling positive animals or separation of infected animals from those that tested negative to the disease for effective eradication of the disease.
山羊关节炎脑炎（CAE）是小型反刍动物的一种重要病毒性疾病，对奶山羊影响尤为严重，具有重大的社会和经济影响。因此，本研究旨在确定雪兰莪州部分小型反刍动物养殖场山羊群体中CAE病毒（CAEV）的血清阳性率以及与该疾病发生相关的风险因素。
随机采集了总共91只山羊的血样。采集血清并用于竞争性酶联免疫吸附试验，以检测抗CAE病毒的抗体。
所得结果显示，8/91（8.8%）的山羊CAEV血清呈阳性。此外，生物安全管理、动物来源和性别被认为是与山羊CAE发生相关的重要风险因素。
本研究结果证实，马来西亚雪兰莪州小型反刍动物养殖场山羊群体中CAEV感染的血清阳性率较低。然而，需要采取严格的控制措施，如检测和扑杀阳性动物，或将感染动物与疾病检测阴性的动物隔离，以有效根除该疾病。
