Epidemiology and serological detection of Rift Valley Fever disease in farm animals in southern Egypt
| Autor: | Alsagher O. Ali, Hassan Y.A.H. Mahmoud |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Veterinary medicine southern egypt camel Rift Valley Fever 040301 veterinary sciences 030231 tropical medicine Cattle Diseases Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Disease Biology Antibodies Viral infectious diseases Serology 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Seroepidemiologic Studies Epidemiology medicine Animals Seroprevalence rvfv Rift Valley fever Original Research Goat Diseases Sheep lcsh:Veterinary medicine General Veterinary Incidence (epidemiology) RVFV 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences General Medicine Rift Valley fever virus medicine.disease Serum samples southern Egypt Animals Domestic lcsh:SF600-1100 Cattle Egypt epidemiology Donkey farm animals |
| Zdroj: | Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, Volume: 88, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-5, Published: 2021 Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, Vol 88, Iss 1, Pp e1-e5 (2021) The Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research |
| ISSN: | 2219-0635 0030-2465 |
| Popis: | In this study, the serological surveillance of Rift Valley Fever virus (RVFV) in southern Egypt was carried out for 460 serum samples collected from domestic animals (unvaccinated), including cattle, sheep, goat, camel and donkey reared in three different provinces (Qena, Luxor and Aswan). Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect RVFV antibodies. The results showed that 97 out of 460 animals were positive by using blocking ELISA. The percentage of RVFV infection in cattle, sheep, goat, camel and donkey was 5.55%, 65.21%, 14.44%, 20.65% and 0%, respectively. Geographical distribution and breeding system were taken into consideration for RVFV infection in these animals. The most prevalent type of infection was identified in intensive breeding farms systems (27.63%), and then in individual breeding systems (11.68%). Qena had a higher infection rate of RVFV (23.55%), in comparison to Aswan and Luxor (20.65% and 14.14%, respectively). Marked seroprevalence recorded in this study indicates a high incidence of infection in sheep (65.21%) and camel (20.65%); this necessitates the application of more effective strategies to control these types of infections in Egypt. This study provides a concise picture about the RVFV disease in southern Egypt. We need more similar studies targeted to clarify the reliable epidemiological status of RVFV disease in southern Egypt and other localities. |
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