Detection of Antibodies to Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) Disease in Imported Camels (Camelus dromedarius) | ||
Suez Canal Veterinary Medical Journal. SCVMJ | ||
Article 1, Volume 22, Issue 2, December 2017, Pages 1-8 PDF (553.56 K) | ||
Document Type: Original Article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/scvmj.2017.61830 | ||
Authors | ||
Safaa Malek* 1; Bahaa Madkour2 | ||
1Infectious Diseases, Departments of animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut | ||
2Infectious Diseases, Departments of animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aswan Universities. Egypt. | ||
Abstract | ||
This serological study was carried out to detect antibodies in dromedary camels against BVD virus in Aswan governorate. A total of 92 serum samples, were collected from camels from Abo-Sembel Quarantine in Aswan governorate and examined for BVDV antibodies, using the indirect ELISA. Twenty five of the 92 camels (27.2%) were positive for BVDV antibodies. This study indicated an increased frequency of infection rate with increasing age of camels, as it was 32.4% in age group from 5- 10 years and 9.5% in 1-5 years old, and the degree of positivity varied from one positive to five positive. | ||
Keywords | ||
camel; BVDV antibodies; Indirect ELISA; serology | ||
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