Studies on herpesvirus infections of goats in Turkey: Prevalence of antibodies to bovine herpesvirus 1

Date

2003-12

Authors

Dağalp, Seval Bilge
Gümüşova, Semra Okur

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Publisher

Ecole Nationale Veterinaire Toulouse

Abstract

This study was planed to achieve serological evidence and prevalence of bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) infection in goat flocks in Turkey. A total of 615 adult goats located in 5 different provinces were sampled for serological examinations. Out of 615, 34 (5.52%) were detected as to be positive for neutralising antibodies against BHV-1 using micro-neutralisation assay. Prevalence of the infection was monitored varying between 2% to 31.57% according to provinces. By discussing the results of this study together with the previous data on BHV-1 in cattle, it was concluded that infection of goats with BHV-1 should take into consideration for successful control of the disease in Turkey. It is concluded that latently infected goats can introduce the infection to the virus-free cattle populations.

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Keywords

Veterinary sciences, Goat, BHV-1, Seroprevalence, Turkey, Viral diarrhea, Caprine herpesvirus-1, Virus, Para-influenza-3, Reactivation, BHV-1, Sheep, Animalia, Bos taurus, Bovinae, Bovine herpesvirus 1, Capra hircus, Herpesviridae, Human herpesvirus 1, Simplexvirus

Citation

Yeşilbağ, K. vd. (2003). “Studies on herpesvirus infections of goats in Turkey: Prevalence of antibodies to bovine herpesvirus 1”. Revue De Medecine Veterinaire, 154(12), 772-774.