[Seroprevalence of viral infections in llamas (Lama glama) in the Republic of Argentina].

This study reports the seroprevalence of bovine viral infections in llamas (Lama glama) in Argentina. This is the first study made in the country including 390 llamas and testing antibodies against eight viruses. Samples were collected from nine farms distributed in three different provinces: Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Jujuy. The samples were tested for antibodies against eight viruses known to infect cattle: bovine herpesvirus type 1 (BHV-1), bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), bovine adenovirus type 3 (BAdV III), bovine enterovirus (BEV), bovine rotavirus (BRV), bluetongue virus (BTV), bovine leukemia virus (BLV), and foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV). The antibody prevalences detected in llamas were: BHV-1 in 0.7% of the samples (3/390), BVDV in 2.0% (8/390), BAdV III in 5.1% (20/390), BEV in 4.6% (18/390), BRV in 87.6% (342/390). No antibodies were detected against BTV, BLV and VIAA (viral infection associated antigen) in any of the analyzed camelids.