Continuing prevalence of African horse sickness in Nigeria.
Equine sera collected from 10 widely separated regions throughout Nigeria were tested for antibodies against African horse sickness viruses (AHSV) using a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The animals sampled included imported, exotic horses, indigenous and locally cross-bred (local) horses and African donkeys. A high percentage of the sera (79.8%) were positive, confirming the continued prevalence of AHSV antibodies in Nigerian horses and donkeys.
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Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Hamblin
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D000355:African Horse Sickness / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000818:Animals; D006736:Horses; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence