Seroprevalence of Bluetongue Virus Antibody in Ruminants from Grenada
| Autor: | Elodie Vinet, Derek Thomas, Alfred Chikweto, Keshaw Tiwari, Sureni Beckford, Claude De Allie, Ravindra Sharma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Veterinary medicine
040301 veterinary sciences Bluetongue virus antibody 0402 animal and dairy science 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Biology 040201 dairy & animal science Virology Confidence interval Virus 0403 veterinary science Statistical significance biology.protein Seroprevalence Blue tongue virus Antibody |
| Zdroj: | Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine. :99-103 |
| ISSN: | 2165-3364 2165-3356 |
| Popis: | The aim of the present study was to estimate the seroprevalence of antibodies to bluetongue virus (BTV) among domestic ruminants of Grenada. Sera samples from cattle (133), goat (314) and sheep (481) were tested using competitive Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (c-ELISA). Of the total of 928 samples tested, the overall BTV seroprevalence was 78.4% (95% confidence interval (CI ± 2.65). The seropositivity of ovine, caprine and bovine was found to be 71.7% (95% CI, 67.67% to 75.73%), 80.2% (95% CI, 75.79% to 84.61%) and 98.5% (95% CI, 96.43% to 100.57%), respectively. There was statistical significance in the seroprevalence of BTV among bovine, caprine and ovine (p < 0.05). It is evident from this study that blue tongue virus is endemic in Grenada. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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