title: A serological investigation of bluetongue virus in cattle of south-east Iran.
abstract: The aim of this study was to describe the seroprevalence rate of bluetongue virus (BTV) in cattle herds in south-east Iran. A total of 188 serum samples were collected from 20 cattle herds (10 animals in each herd) that were randomly selected between 2009 and 2010. A total of 12 samples were eliminated because of inadequacy. Antibodies to BTV in sera were detected using a commercial competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (c-ELISA). The seroprevalence rate in cattle was 2.13%. All sampled animals were female and age did not affect the prevalence of infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran. aliasghar_mozaffari@uk.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Ali Asghar
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mozaffari
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khalili
authors.forename: Farhang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yahyazadeh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D001819:Bluetongue / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001820:Bluetongue virus / Q000276:immunology*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral