Seroprevalence survey of Aino virus infection in dairy cattle of Fukuoka, Japan in 1990.
The seroprevalence and seroconversion to Aino virus infection were epidemiologically analyzed in Fukuoka Prefecture, by a cohort study, in 1990. Serum samples (872) were taken from 436 cattle of 128 farms in five different districts at twice sampling with four month-intervals and were tested by a serum neutralizing test with Aino virus. In the first sampling (May-July), 38.3% of sera and 40.6% of farms tested were positive and 33.3% of cattle and 40.6% of farms were sero-converted during the period of September-November in 1990. Significant differences were found in seroprevalence of farms and seroconversion of cattle/farms among five districts; there was, however, a highly significant correlation between seroprevalence and seroconversion of farm. Consequently, five districts of Fukuoka Prefecture were classified into four epidemic areas according to seroprevalence and seroconversion factors of a principal component analysis.
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Fukuoka Chuo Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Japan.
Shirakawa
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Uchinuno
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Ogawa
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D000818:Animals; D002044:Bunyaviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003612:Dairying; D005260:Female; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012840:Simbu virus