title: Seroprevalence of bluetongue among domestic ruminants in Northern Kerala, India.
abstract: The objective of the present study is to assess the seroprevalence of bluetongue (BT) among domestic ruminants of Northern Kerala. Sera samples from cattle (82), goat (40) and sheep (50) collected from districts of Wayanad, Kozhikode and Palakkad respectively were tested using competitive enzyme linked immune-sorbent assay (cELISA). Out of the 172 samples tested, the overall BT seroprevalence was 9.3%. There is an increase in prevalence from previous reports which may indicate possible outbreaks in future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Kerala, India, PIN 673576.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arun
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Kerala, India, PIN 673576.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: John
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Kerala, India, PIN 673576.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ravishankar
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala, India, PIN 680651.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mini
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Kerala, India, PIN 673576.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ravindran
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Kerala, India, PIN 673576.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Prejit
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D001819:Bluetongue / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D001820:Bluetongue virus / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006041:Goats; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral