title: Prevalence of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis in southern India.
abstract: The authors describe a serological survey on the prevalence of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) among cattle and buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in three southern states of India. A local isolate of bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) from an outbreak of the respiratory form of IBR was used as a source of virus antigen in avidin-biotin enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The overall prevalence of antibodies to BHV-1 in cattle was 50.9%, and in buffalo was 52.5%. Among breeding bulls, 114/120 samples from Tamil Nadu (95%) and 41/99 samples from Karnataka (41.4%) were seropositive. The possible association of IBR with bovine abortions was recorded in 31/56 samples (55.4%) from aborted crossbred cows. However, virus isolation was not performed on these animals. The authors also highlight the economic importance of IBR to the rapidly developing livestock industry in India.
authors.affiliation: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Project on Animal Disease Monitoring, Surveillance and Forecasting, Institute of Animal Health, Hebbal, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Renukaradhya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rajasekhar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raghavan
mesh_terms: D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D001360:Avidin; D001710:Biotin; D002020:Buffaloes; D002417:Cattle; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D007242:Herpesvirus 1, Bovine / Q000276:immunology*; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007241:Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D001360:Avidin; D001710:Biotin