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Short communication. Prevalence of antibodies against Parainfluenza virus type 3, Respiratory syncitial virus and bovine Herpesvirus type 1 in sheep from Northern Prefectures of Japan
- Source :
- Veterinaria Italiana, Vol 49, Iss 3, Pp 285-289 (2013)
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale, 2013.
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Abstract
- Ovine sera collected in the Prefectures of Hokkaido, Aomori and Iwate in the Northern Japan were examined for the presence of antibodies against Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), bovine Herpesvirus type 1 (infectious bovine rhinotracheitis: IBR) and Parainfluenza virus type 3 (PIV3) using serum neutralisation (SN) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests. Twenty-three animals (11.73%) out of the 196 tested were sero-positive to PIV3. Sixteen animals (8.69%) out of the 184 tested reacted to RSV. No animals were positive to IBR antigen. Sero-conversions to PIV3 were detected in Hokkaido and Iwate (14.92% and 8.82%, respectively). Antibodies against RSV were detected in Hokkaido (9.23%) and Aomori (14.28%). Although no diagnostic measures were in place, the infections did not appear to be related to any reduction in sheep productivity.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0505401X and 18281427
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Veterinaria Italiana
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.b0a140ced6134ffcac644846c7691253
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.12834/VetIt.0810.01