Detection of Antibodies to Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) Disease in Imported Camels (Camelus dromedarius)

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1 Infectious Diseases, Departments of animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut

2 Infectious Diseases, Departments of animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aswan Universities. Egypt.

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This serological study was carried out to detect antibodies in dromedary camels against BVD virus in Aswan governorate. A total of 92 serum samples, were collected from camels from Abo-Sembel Quarantine in Aswan governorate and examined for BVDV antibodies, using the indirect ELISA. Twenty five of the 92 camels (27.2%) were positive for BVDV antibodies. This study indicated an increased frequency of infection rate with increasing age of camels, as it was 32.4% in age group from 5- 10 years and 9.5% in 1-5 years old, and the degree of positivity varied from one positive to five positive.
 

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