A serological survey for Rift Valley fever antibody in food animals in Kaduna and Sokoto States of Nigeria.
A total of 1106 serum samples from cattle, sheep, goats and camels were collected from Kaduna and Sokoto States of Nigeria. These were tested for the presence of antibody to Rift Valley fever virus by the agar gel immunodiffusion method. The antibody prevalence rates were 2.85% in cattle, 6.67% in sheep, 0.98% in goats and 3.13% in camels.
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002043:Bunyaviridae / Q000276:immunology*; D002162:Camelus / Q000276:immunology*; D002417:Cattle / Q000276:immunology*; D006041:Goats / Q000276:immunology*; D005779:Immunodiffusion / Q000662:veterinary; D009549:Nigeria; D012296:Rift Valley fever virus / Q000276:immunology*; D012756:Sheep / Q000276:immunology*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral