title: Serological survey of viral antibodies in llamas (Lama glama) in Argentina.
abstract: This study analysed sera from 390 llamas (Lama glama) from nine farms located in three different Argentine provinces: Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Jujuy. The samples were tested for antibodies against 8 virus known to infect cattle: bovine herpesvirus type 1 (BHV-1), bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), bovine adenovirus (BAdV III), bovine enterovirus (BEV), bovine rotavirus (BRV), bluetongue virus (BTV), bovine leukaemia virus (BLV), and foot-and-mouth virus (FMDV) by conventional methods such as seroneutralization, immunoperoxidase staining, and agar gel immunodiffusion. The antibody prevalences detected in llamas were: BHV-1 in 0.77% (3/390), BVDV in 2.05% (8/390), BAdV III in 5.13% (20/390), BEV in 4.10% (16/390), BRV in 87.69% (342/390). No antibodies against BTV, BLV and VIAA (FMDV infection associated antigen) were detected.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Virología, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Castelar, Morón, Argentina. incoalex@mail.retina.ar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puntel
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Fondevila
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blanco Viera
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Marcovecchio
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Carrillo
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Schudel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D001118:Argentina; D002161:Camelids, New World / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000821:virology; D002460:Cell Line; D012698:Serologic Tests; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014780:Viruses / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral