| publication name | PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODIES TO BLUETONGUE VIRUS IN SMALL AND LARGE RUMINANTS AT DIFFERENT PROVINCES OF EGYPT |
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| Authors | G.F. El-Bagoury, E.M. El-Nahas, Asmaa Moneer and Nawal. M.A. Youssef |
| year | 2013 |
| keywords | Bluetongue, cELISA, Small and large ruminants, Seroprevalence |
| journal | BVMJ |
| volume | 24 |
| issue | 1 |
| pages | 100-105 |
| publisher | Not Available |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | Not Available |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
A total of 618 serum samples of sheep, lambs (< 3 months), goats and cattle at five provinces in Egypt were screened for qualitative analysis of the BTV antibodies using a commercial competitive ELISA (cELISA) kit. The results showed an overall percentage of BTV positive sheep, lambs (< 3 months), goats and cattle serum samples were 23.5%, 15%, 10.9% and 10.7% respectively. The results based upon the serum samples showing optical density values more than 50 percent of the mean of negative control were taken as positive for presence of BTV antibodies. A highest percentage of seropositivity was found in Gharbia (20.5%), Alexandria (17.9%), Kafer-El sheikh (16.8%), Mounofia (9%) and Bahera (9.6%) provinces. From examined sera all over the four seasons of the years 2011 and 2012 indicated the prevalence of BTV antibodies by 21.1% during autumn, 15.6% during winter, 11.1% during summer and 10.2% during spring. In conclusion, BTV antibodies were widely prevalent in sheep, lambs (< 3 months), goats and cattle in these provinces of Egypt and cELISA were found to be sensitive and effective for screening of BTV group specific antibodies