Seroepidemiology of Rift Valley Fever in Basrah
| Autor: | Rahman Kadhum Muhsen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | Kufa Journal for Veterinary Medical Sciences, Vol 3, Iss 2 (2012) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2077-9798 2959-8478 |
| DOI: | 10.36326/kjvs/2012/v3i23957 |
| Popis: | This study was conducted in Basrah to evaluate the seroepidemiological prevalence of Rift valley fever in Basrah . Serum samples were collected from 1215 sheep from 5 distinct regions in Basrah and submitted to the ELISA test to estimate the titer of specific antibodies against rift valley fever virus . The result revealed that , the overall seroprevalence RVF in Basrah was 0. 89 % . There was no significant differences in the seroprevalence of RVF among different regions in Basrah ( P > 0.05 ) . The highest seroprevalence were reported in sheep older than 3 years compared with other age groups and this difference were statistically highly significant ( P < 0.01 ) . On other hands there was no statistical difference in the seroprevalence of RVF between male and female ( P > 0.05 ) . |
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