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Rivista trimestrale di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria edita dall'Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise ‘G. Caporale’

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2012 - Volume 48 (1), January-March
   
 
Ali Asghar Mozaffari, Mohammad Khalili & Farhang Yahyazadeh  
A serological investigation of bluetongue virus in cattle of south-east Iran 41-44
       
Summary
The aim of this study was to describe the seroprevalence rate of bluetongue virus (BTV) in cattle herds in south-east Iran. A total of 188 serum samples were collected from 20 cattle herds (10 animals in each herd) that were randomly selected between 2009 and 2010. A total of 12 samples were eliminated because of inadequacy. Antibodies to BTV in sera were detected using a commercial competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (c-ELISA). The seroprevalence rate in cattle was 2.13%. All sampled animals were female and age did not affect the prevalence of infection.

Keywords
Bluetongue, Bluetongue virus, Cattle, Competitive ELISA, Enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent assay, Iran, Virus.


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