title: Evidence of bovine immunodeficiency virus in cattle in Turkey.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, Department of Disease Control, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan.
authors.forename: Sothy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meas
authors.forename: Zeki
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Tatsufumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Usui
authors.forename: Serhat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Torun
authors.forename: Kadir
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yesilbag
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohashi
authors.forename: Misao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Onuma
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral