Epizootiological investigation of the most important infectious equine diseases in Greece.
During the period 2001 to 2008, a total of 7,872 equine sera were tested at the Centre of Veterinary Institutes of Athens. Antibodies against seven infectious diseases of equids were determined: equine infectious anaemia (EIA), African horse sickness (AHS), equine viral arteritis (EVA), West Nile encephalitis (WNE), glanders, piroplasmosis and dourine. Tests for the four viral diseases found 4.5% seropositivity for EIA, 0% for AHS, 3.3% for EVA and 4% for WNE. All sera tested for glanders antibodies were negative. Tests for piroplasmosis detected antibodies against T. equi and B. caballi in 12.9% and 1.3% of the sera, respectively. No sample tested positive for dourine. The results of this epidemiological survey provide strong evidence that Greece is free from the diseases of AHS, glanders and dourine.
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Mangana-Vougiouka
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Boutsini
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Ntousi
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Patakakis
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Orfanou
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Zafiropoulou
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Dilaveris
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Panagiotatos
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Nomikou
D000818:Animals; D003132:Commerce; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006736:Horses; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012698:Serologic Tests / Q000662:veterinary