Seroprevalence of bluetongue virus infection in goats in the central China
- Author:
Luo, H.Q.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Tropical Biomedicine
2017;34(1):80-83
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Seroprevalence of Bluetongue virus (BTV) in goats from Hubei was investigated
by a commercial competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits. Blood samples (n=
1157) were collected during the year 2014 and 2015. The results showed that 13.31% (CI 95%
11.4%–15.4%) serum samples were positive for BTV antibodies in goats in Hubei. The prevalence
of BTV antibodies in each region ranged from 1.32% to 27.70%, and differences among the
regions were statistically significant (p < 0.01). The prevalence of BTV in male and female
goats was 14.23% (95% CI: 11.3, 17.6) and 12.58% (95% CI: 10.1, 15.4), respectively, no
significant difference in genders (p > 0.05). In different seasons, the seroprevalence were
8.94% (95% CI: 5.6, 13.3) in spring; 18.31% (95% CI: 14.5, 22.7) in summer; 23.08% (95% CI: 17.0,
30.2) in autumn and 6.98% (95% CI: 4.6, 10.0) in winter, respectively with a significant
difference of the prevalence in the different seasons (p < 0.01).
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