Seroprevalence of bluetongue virus in sheep in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Authors

  • Lejla Velić
  • Behija Dukić
  • Toni Eterović
  • Denis Čamo
  • Tarik Bajrović

Keywords:

bluetongue virus (BTV), cELISA, AGID

Abstract

At the end of August 2002, clinical symptoms of bluetongue in the sheep flocks in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina were recorded. In an extensive
testing campaign, a total of 8967 blood serra of sheep were tested for the presence of anti-bluetongue virus antibodies using competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (c-ELISA) and the standard agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) test. The c-ELISA and the AGID test detected BTV-seropositive reactions in 187 (1.94%) and 141 (1.53%) samples, respectively. Virus neutralizing test (VN) performed at the G. Caporale Institute in Teramo, Italy, detected serotype 9 bluetongue virus, which was at the time present throughout the Mediterranean basin.

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Published

30-12-2020

How to Cite

Velić, L., Dukić, B. ., Eterović, T. ., Čamo, D. ., & Bajrović, T. . (2020). Seroprevalence of bluetongue virus in sheep in Bosnia and Herzegovina. VETERINARIA, 62(3-4), 193–201. Retrieved from https://veterinaria.unsa.ba/journal/index.php/vfs/article/view/176

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Research Article (peer review)