Objective:To estimate the prevalence and distribution of bluetongue vims antibody in sheep and goats in 25 townships of Khorasan Razavi.Bluetongue is an infectious,non-contagious,arthropod born viral disease of rumina...Objective:To estimate the prevalence and distribution of bluetongue vims antibody in sheep and goats in 25 townships of Khorasan Razavi.Bluetongue is an infectious,non-contagious,arthropod born viral disease of ruminants and has been reported from most of the tropical and subtropical regions of the world.Methods:A total number of 1034 serum samples from sheep and goats were collected and transmitted to Serological Laboratory of Veterinary Council of Khorasan Razavi.Serums were screened for the presence of group-specific bluetongue virus antibody using competitive Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay(c-ELISA).Kesults:The seropositivitv of sheep and goats for bluetongue was found to be 89.2%.The highest prevalence rate was seen in Taybad.Khalil-abad and Torbat-jam(100%)and the least prevalence rate was seen in Jovein(55%).Conclusions:The results showed that the majority of animals in the north-east of Iran are infected with bluetongue vims.High correlation between abortion history and seroposivity emphasize the economical importance of bluetongue virus in the sheep herds of the region.展开更多
基金Supported by Veterinary Council of Khorasan Razavi.Grant No.:05/09/38671
文摘Objective:To estimate the prevalence and distribution of bluetongue vims antibody in sheep and goats in 25 townships of Khorasan Razavi.Bluetongue is an infectious,non-contagious,arthropod born viral disease of ruminants and has been reported from most of the tropical and subtropical regions of the world.Methods:A total number of 1034 serum samples from sheep and goats were collected and transmitted to Serological Laboratory of Veterinary Council of Khorasan Razavi.Serums were screened for the presence of group-specific bluetongue virus antibody using competitive Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay(c-ELISA).Kesults:The seropositivitv of sheep and goats for bluetongue was found to be 89.2%.The highest prevalence rate was seen in Taybad.Khalil-abad and Torbat-jam(100%)and the least prevalence rate was seen in Jovein(55%).Conclusions:The results showed that the majority of animals in the north-east of Iran are infected with bluetongue vims.High correlation between abortion history and seroposivity emphasize the economical importance of bluetongue virus in the sheep herds of the region.
