Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.24099/vet.arhiv.0993

Antibodies to Bluetongue, Akabane and Schmallenberg viruses in native dromedary camels in Turkey

Züleyha Pestil ; Institute of Pendik Veterinary Control, Viral Diagnostic Laboratory, Istanbul, Turkey
Fırat Doğan ; Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Virology, Hatay, Turkey
Kemal Gürel ; Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Virology, Hatay, Turkey
Veysel S. Ataseven ; Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Virology, Hatay, Turkey

Abstract

Sera from 86 Turkish native camels from seven provinces in Turkey were collected and tested for specific antibodies to Bluetongue virus (BTV), Akabane virus (AKAV) and Schmallenberg virus (SBV) using ELISA. The BTV, AKAV and SBV antibodies were found in 53.5%, 51.2% and 15.1%, respectively. Furthermore, the seropositivity for multiple infection was the highest for dual infection with AKAV and BTV (25.6%), followed by triple seropositivity (9.3%). These findings indicated that BTV, AKAV and SBV circulate in camels in Turkey at a relatively high rate, and that an active surveillance program is needed for the management and tracing the dynamics of these infections in the Turkish camel population.

Keywords

Akabane; Bluetongue; Schmallenberg; camel; seroprevalence; Turkey

Hrčak ID:

271608

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/271608

Publication date:

12.12.2021.

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