title: A serological investigation of pestiviruses in sheep in eastern border of Turkey.
abstract: All pestiviruses are important veterinary pathogens causing economic losses in cattle, sheep, and pigs. In this study, blood samples randomly collected from 465 sheep were analysed for the presence of antibodies to pestiviruses (bovine viral diarrhea virus, border disease virus) using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in the province of Van and their towns. The seroprevalance were estimated as 75.9% and 60.0-82.5% in the sampled animals and sampled towns, respectively. The results revealed that pestiviruses are important abort pathogens in the province of Van and their towns.
authors: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Ondokuz Mayıs University, 55139 Samsun, Turkey. mtutuncu@omu.edu.tr
authors: Mehmet
authors: M
authors: Tutuncu
authors: Erkan
authors: E
authors: Duz
authors: Mehmet
authors: M
authors: Karaca
authors: Hasan Altan
authors: HA
authors: Akkan
authors: Ihsan
authors: I
authors: Keles
authors: Bahtiyar
authors: B
authors: Bakir
authors: Ibrahim
authors: I
authors: Tasal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D001882:Border Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D018083:Border disease virus / Q000276:immunology*; D001908:Diarrhea Viruses, Bovine Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D018182:Pestivirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D034561:Sheep, Domestic; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral