Isolation and identification of African horse sickness virus during an outbreak in Lagos, Nigeria.

Autor: Oladosu LA; Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria., Olayeye OD, Baba SS, Omilabu SA
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics) [Rev Sci Tech] 1993 Sep; Vol. 12 (3), pp. 873-7.
DOI: 10.20506/rst.12.3.733
Abstrakt: An outbreak of African horse sickness involving two horse stables in Lagos, Nigeria, was investigated. Inoculation of blood from infected horses into suckling albino mice resulted in isolation of a virus which was identified as African horse sickness virus by the complement fixation test. The clinical, pathological and epizootiological findings (reported elsewhere) were consistent with African horse sickness. Potential threats of the epidemic to international horse trade are briefly highlighted.
Databáze: MEDLINE