| Literature DB >> 28239988 |
J Verdezoto1, E Breard2, C Viarouge2, H Quenault3, P Lucas3, C Sailleau2, S Zientara2, D Augot4, S Zapata1.
Abstract
Bluetongue virus (BTV) and Epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) are closely related Orbiviruses that affect domestic and wild ruminants. In Ecuador previous serological studies reported the presence of BTV; however, no data are available about the presence of EHDV. In this study, 295 cattle without symptoms of infection were sampled from two farms located in Andean and Amazonian regions and from a slaughterhouse in the coastal region. ELISA analyses showed high prevalence of BTV (98.9%) and EHDV (81.3%) antibodies, and RT-qPCRs revealed the presence of EHDV (24.1%) and BTV (10.2%) genomes in cattle blood samples. Viral isolation allowed to identify EHDV serotype 1 (EHDV1) and BTV serotypes 9 (BTV9), 13 and 18. These findings suggest that BTV and EHDV are enzootic diseases in Ecuador.Entities:
Keywords: Bluetongue; Ecuador; Orbivirus; cattle; epizootic haemorrhagic disease
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28239988 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12625
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Transbound Emerg Dis ISSN: 1865-1674 Impact factor: 5.005