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A serological investigation of bluetongue virus in cattle of south-east Iran.

Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran. .
Veterinaria italiana (impact factor: 0.67). 01/2012; 48(1):41-4.
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ABSTRACT 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.

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Keywords

10 animals
 
12 samples
 
188 serum samples
 
20 cattle herds
 
bluetongue virus
 
BTV
 
cattle herds
 
commercial competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
 
prevalence
 
randomly
 
sampled animals
 
seroprevalence rate
 
south-east Iran