Original scientific paper

Seroprevalence to bovine herpesvirus type 1 in sheep in Turkey.

Harun Albayrak ; Virology Laboratory, Veterinary Control and Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Samsun, Turkey
Zafer Yazici ; Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Kurupelit, Samsun, Turkey
Semra Okur-Gumusova ; Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Kurupelit, Samsun, Turkey

Abstract

In the present study, sera from 1146 sheep from eight different locations in the northern provinces of Turkey were investigated against bovine herpesvirus type 1 (BHV-1) by a conventional method, as serum neutralization. Prevalence of antibodies detected against BHV-1 in sheep was found to be 1.74% (20/1146). Serum samples obtained from sheep from 4 different provinces were detected negative against BHV-1. As a result, with this study presence of BHV-1 was detected for the first time in sheep in the northern provinces of
Turkey.

Keywords

sheep; bovine herpes virus-1; neutralization; seroprevalence; antibody; Turkey

Hrčak ID:

24846

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/24846

Publication date:

20.6.2007.

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