The Investigation of Pestivirus and Rift Valley Fever Virus Infections in Aborted Ruminant Foetuses in the Blacksea Region in Turkey

Albayrak H., Özan E.

KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.18, sa.3, ss.457-461, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.9775/kvfd.2011.5648
  • Dergi Adı: KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.457-461
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Aborted foetus, RT-PCR, Pestivirus, RVFV, Turkey, VIRAL DIARRHEA VIRUS, BORDER DISEASE VIRUS, NEONATAL SMALL RUMINANTS, DAIRY-CATTLE, SHEEP, VECTORS, FETAL
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, aborted foetuses (cattle, sheep and goat) in either coastal or inland Blacksea region of Turkey were surveyed for the presence of nucleic acids from pestiviruses (bovine viral diarrhoea virus-BVDV, border disease virus-BDV) and rift valley fever virus (RVFV) by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assay (RT-PCR). Pestivirus nucleic acids were found in 39 of 53 aborted calves (73.6%), in 34 of 37 aborted lambs (91.9%) and in 2 of 2 aborted kids (100%) by RT-PCR. In addition RVFV has been investigated in the same foetuses, however RVFV nucleic acid has not been confirmed in any samples.