Persistent pestivirus infection in sheep in Apulia (southern Italy).
A study in a flock of 100 sheep was carried out to detect animals persistently infected with Border Disease Virus (BDV). From buffy coats of animals without neutralizing antipestivirus antibodies, 6 non cytopathic pestiviruses were isolated in cell cultures. Using 3 monoclonal antibodies, the 6 viruses were initially characterized as BDV strains.
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Istituto di Malattie Infettive e Parassitarie degli Animali, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Bari, Italy.
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Tempesta
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Cavalli
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D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001882:Border Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018083:Border disease virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D009500:Neutralization Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D012756:Sheep
D000914:Antibodies, Viral