Antibodies to Schmallenberg virus in domestic livestock in Turkey

Azkur A. K., Albayrak H., Rışvanlı A., Pestil Z., Ozan E., Yılmaz O., ...Daha Fazla

TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION, cilt.45, sa.8, ss.1825-1828, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11250-013-0415-2
  • Dergi Adı: TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1825-1828
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Schmallenberg virus, Cattle, Buffalo, Sheep, Goats, EUROPE, BELGIUM, CATTLE, DISEASES
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This, partly retrospective study, was designed to determine the seroprevalence of Schmallenberg virus (SBV), a new Orthobunyavirus first reported in Germany in late 2011, in domestic ruminants from the Middle Black Sea, West, and Southeast regions of Turkey. An indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to screen serum samples collected from slaughterhouse animals between 2006 and 2013. The overall seroprevalence was 335/1,362 (24.5 %) with 325/816 (39.8 %), 5/307 (1.6 %), 3/109 (2.8 %), and 2/130 (1.5 %) recorded in cattle, sheep, goats, and Anatolian water buffalo, respectively. This is the first study to demonstrate the presence of antibodies to SBV in Turkish ruminants; it indicates that cattle are more susceptible to infection than sheep, goats, or buffalo and that exposure of domestic ruminants to SBV in Turkey may have occurred up to 5 years prior to the first recorded outbreak of the disease in 2011.