title: Prevalence of antibodies to bovine virus diarrhoea-mucosal disease virus in Tanzanian cattle.
abstract: A serological survey to determine the prevalence of antibodies to bovine virus diarrhoea-mucosal disease (BVD-MD) virus was conducted on 419 bovine serum samples originating from 18 of 20 regions (except Mwanza and Shinyanga) of the Tanzania mainland. The sera were a small proportion of samples collected for the appraisal of immune response to rinderpest vaccination. The survey indicated that the virus is prevalent in cattle populations and approximately 12% of sera tested contained demonstrable neutralising antibodies against BVD-MD virus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Msolla
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nettleton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002417:Cattle / Q000382:microbiology*; D001908:Diarrhea Viruses, Bovine Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009500:Neutralization Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D010576:Pestivirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013636:Tanzania
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral