Seroprevalence of Capripoxvirus infection in sheep and goats among different agro-climatic zones of Odisha, India

Autor: Awadh Bihari Pandey, Amit Kumar, Gnanavel Venkatesan, Abhishek Hota, Sangram Biswal, Niranjana Sahoo, Manoranjan Rout, Muthannan Andavar Ramakrishnan, Sargam Arya
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Veterinary World, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 66-70 (2018)
Veterinary World
ISSN: 2231-0916
0972-8988
Popis: Aim: The study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of antibodies to Capripoxviruses among small ruminants of Odisha, India. Materials and Methods: A total of 500 random serum samples collected from 214 sheep and 286 goats across 10 agro-climatic zones of Odisha, were screened using whole virus antigen-based indirect ELISA for antibodies against Capripoxviruses. Results were analyzed by suitable statistical methods. Results: Screening of 500 serum samples showed seropositivity of 8.88% and 31.47% in sheep and goats, respectively, for Capripoxviruses. The prevalence rate according to agro-climatic zone ranged from 0% (North Eastern coastal plain zone) to 48.57% (North central plateau zone) for goat pox, and 0% (Western undulating zone and North central plateau) to 22.22% (South Eastern ghat zone) for sheep pox. The difference in prevalence rates among the various agro-climatic zones was statistically significant (p
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