Evidence of bovine immunodeficiency virus in cattle in Turkey.
A seroepidemiological study of bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV) and bovine leukemia virus (BLV) infections was conducted in four different cattle herds in Turkey. A total of 300 blood samples were analyzed and 12.3% were found to be positive for anti-BIV p26 antibodies by Western blot analysis and 1.6% positive for anti-BLV gp51 antibodies by an immunodiffusion test. BIV infection was confirmed with the detection of BIV-provirus DNA using the nested polymerase chain reaction. This is the first evidence for the presence of BIV in cattle in Turkey.
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Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, Department of Disease Control, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan.
Yilmaz
Zeki
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Usui
Tatsufumi
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Torun
Serhat
S
Yesilbag
Kadir
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Ohashi
Kazuhiko
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Onuma
Misao
M
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D015153:Blotting, Western / Q000662:veterinary; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016583:Enzootic Bovine Leukosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D016087:Immunodeficiency Virus, Bovine / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005779:Immunodiffusion / Q000662:veterinary; D016180:Lentivirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001909:Leukemia Virus, Bovine / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral