1. A serological investigation of pestiviruses in sheep in eastern border of Turkey.
- Author
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Tutuncu M, Duz E, Karaca M, Akkan HA, Keles I, Bakir B, and Tasal I
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- Animals, Border Disease immunology, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay veterinary, Pestivirus Infections epidemiology, Pestivirus Infections immunology, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Sheep, Sheep Diseases blood, Sheep Diseases immunology, Sheep, Domestic, Turkey epidemiology, Antibodies, Viral blood, Border Disease epidemiology, Border disease virus immunology, Diarrhea Viruses, Bovine Viral immunology, Pestivirus Infections veterinary, Sheep Diseases epidemiology
- Abstract
All pestiviruses are important veterinary pathogens causing economic losses in cattle, sheep, and pigs. In this study, blood samples randomly collected from 465 sheep were analysed for the presence of antibodies to pestiviruses (bovine viral diarrhea virus, border disease virus) using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in the province of Van and their towns. The seroprevalance were estimated as 75.9% and 60.0-82.5% in the sampled animals and sampled towns, respectively. The results revealed that pestiviruses are important abort pathogens in the province of Van and their towns.
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- 2011
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