title: Seroepidemiologic survey for adenovirus infection in lambs.
abstract: A serologic survey was conducted to determine the prevalence and seroconversion rates for ovine adenovirus (OAV) serotypes 1-4 and bovine adenovirus (BAV) serotypes 2, 3, and 7 in sheep in Iowa and in surrounding states. For 2 consecutive years, paired serum samples were obtained from 1- to 2-month-old lambs as they entered a ram test station and, again, 2 months later. Sera were tested for adenovirus antibodies by use of a microtitration serum virus-neutralization test. At the time of entry, high prevalence of antibody (titer > or = 2) was detected to all tested adenoviruses except BAV-3. All adenoviruses were active in the ram test station both years, as indicated by > or = fourfold increase in adenovirus antibody titer (seroconversion) in some of the lambs. The prevalence and seroconversion rate for OAV-1 was 94.0 and 7.2%, respectively; for OAV-2, 98.6 and 15.1%; for OAV-3, 86.5 and 11.0%; for OAV-4, 98.4 and 13.2%; for BAV-2, 97.6 and 22.4%; for BAV-3, 11.4 and 3.8%; and for BAV-7, 81.6 and 4.5%. The results indicate that adenovirus infections were widespread in the sheep population and that the prevalence of active infection based on seroconversion rates was approximately 45%.
authors.affiliation: National Animal Disease Center Agriculture Research Service, USDA, Ames, IA 50010.
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Lehmkuhl
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Cutlip
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Brogden
mesh_terms: D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D009500:Neutralization Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral