title: High seroprevalence of bluetongue virus antibodies in goats in southeast Iran.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the seroprevalence rate of bluetongue virus (BTV) in goat flocks in southeast of Iran.
  
  
  METHODS
  The blood samples were collected randomly from herds of southeast of Iran. A total of 93 sera samples were collected between 2011 and 2012. Antibodies to BTV in sera were detected by using a commercial competitive ELISA 3 according to manufacturer's instructions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The seroprevalence rates were 67.7% for goats. Within a herd, prevalence of BTV seropositive animals ranged from 33.3% to 100.0%. All goat flocks were positive to BTV antibodies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study describes a high seroprevalence rate of BTV in goat flocks in southeast of Iran for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali Asghar
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mozaffari
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khalili
authors.affiliation: School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.
authors.forename: Sina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sabahi
keywords: Bluetongue virus; Goat; Iran; Seroprevalence