title: Seroprevalence of caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus in goats in the Cariri region, Paraiba state, Brazil.
abstract: The seroprevalence of caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus (CAEV) in the Cariri Region of Paraíba State, Brazil, was determined in 60 goat herds using the agar gel immunodiffusion test. The overall seroprevalence was 8.2%, with seropositivity in 21/60 (35%) herds and 13/15 (86.6%) municipalities. Bucks had a significantly higher frequency of infection (28.3%) than does (5.9%), and bucks that originated in other states had a significantly higher frequency of infection (76.5%) than those from Paraíba State (9.3%).
authors.affiliation: Empresa Estadual de Pesquisa Agropecuária da Paraíba, Secretaria de Agricultura Irrigação e Abastecimento, Estação Experimental João Pessoa, Umbuzeiro, PB, Brazil.
authors.forename: Dimas Assis
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Bandeira
authors.forename: Roberto Soares
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: de Castro
authors.forename: Edísio Oliveira
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.forename: Luiza
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Souza Seixas Melo
authors.forename: Cristiano Barros
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: de Melo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016088:Arthritis-Encephalitis Virus, Caprine / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D006041:Goats; D016180:Lentivirus Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies