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. 2013 Jun;3(6):492-5.
doi: 10.1016/S2221-1691(13)60102-1.

Seroepidemiology of bluetongue disease in small ruminants of north-east of Iran

Vahid Najarnezhad  1 , Mahin Rajae
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Seroepidemiology of bluetongue disease in small ruminants of north-east of Iran

Vahid Najarnezhad et al. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed. 2013 Jun.

Abstract

Objective: To estimate the prevalence and distribution of bluetongue virus 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 1 034 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).

Results: The seropositivity 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 virus. High correlation between abortion history and seroposivity emphasize the economical importance of bluetongue virus in the sheep herds of the region.

Keywords: Bluetongue; Goat; Khorasan Razavi; Seroepidemiology; Sheep.

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Conflict of interest statement: We declare that we have no conflict of interest.

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