Prevalence of antibodies to bovine virus diarrhoea-mucosal disease virus in Tanzanian cattle

P Msolla; J A Sinclair; P Nettleton

doi:10.1007/BF02242239

Prevalence of antibodies to bovine virus diarrhoea-mucosal disease virus in Tanzanian cattle

Trop Anim Health Prod. 1988 May;20(2):114-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02242239.

Authors

P Msolla¹, J A Sinclair, P Nettleton

Affiliation

¹ Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.

PMID: 2840761
DOI: 10.1007/BF02242239

Abstract

A serological survey to determine the prevalence of antibodies to bovine virus diarrhoea-mucosal disease (BVD-MD) virus was conducted on 419 bovine serum samples originating from 18 of 20 regions (except Mwanza and Shinyanga) of the Tanzania mainland. The sera were a small proportion of samples collected for the appraisal of immune response to rinderpest vaccination. The survey indicated that the virus is prevalent in cattle populations and approximately 12% of sera tested contained demonstrable neutralising antibodies against BVD-MD virus.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Antibodies, Viral / analysis
Cattle / microbiology*
Diarrhea Viruses, Bovine Viral / isolation & purification*
Neutralization Tests / veterinary
Pestivirus / isolation & purification*
Tanzania

Substances

Antibodies, Viral