title: Serological evidence of caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus (CAEV) infection in indigenous goats in the Sultanate of Oman.
abstract: Caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE) is a chronic debilitating disease of goats caused by a lentivirus responsible for economic losses as a result of a drop in milk production and weight loss. The objective of the study was to determine if indigenous goats from five different regions in the Sultanate of Oman exhibit serological evidence of exposure to CAEV using a competitive-inhibition ELISA technique. Blood samples were collected from slaughtered goats (N=1,110) and from the National Serum Bank (n=528). In total, 83 (5.1%) of screened samples were classed as seropositive. The results provide the first serological evidence for the presence of CAEV in Oman.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O.Box34, PC 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. tage@squ.edu.om
authors.forename: Mohamed Hassan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Tageldin
authors.forename: Eugene H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Rashid M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Al-Busaidi
authors.forename: Khalid R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Al-Habsi
authors.forename: Seif S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Al-Habsi
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D016088:Arthritis-Encephalitis Virus, Caprine / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006041:Goats; D016180:Lentivirus Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D009850:Oman / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral