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Seroprevalence of bovine leukemia virus in cattle and buffaloes in the border provinces of the Eastern Anatolia region, Türkiye: insights into the eradication of infection    
Yazarlar (5)
Ali Rıza Babaoğlu
Türkiye
Fatma Ertaş Oğuz
Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Volkan YILMAZ Prof. Dr. Volkan YILMAZ
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Nüvit COŞKUN Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Nüvit COŞKUN
Türkiye
Fatima Abounaaja
Devamını Göster
Özet
Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is the causative agent of enzootic bovine leukosis, an oncogenic deltaretrovirus that has emerged as a potential zoonotic infection. The BLV naturally infects cattle and causes economic losses through a slow persistent infection with various clinical symtoms following preleukosis. The main objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of BLV antibodies in cattle and buffaloes in the border provinces of the Eastern Anatolia region, Türkiye, using the agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) assay and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). For this purpose, a total of 1,033 serum samples were collected from 982 cattle and 51 buffaloes from the provinces of Ağrı (n = 178), Iğdır (n = 252), Kars (n = 317), Van (n = 221), and Hakkari (n = 65) during 2021 - 2022. In AGID and ELISA tests, seropositivity for BLV-specific antibodies was not detected in cattle and buffaloes from the mentioned provinces. This study revealed that BLV was not circulating in cattle and buffaloes in the easternmost border provinces of Türkiye during the sampling period and contributed to determine the status of BLV in the mentioned region. Due to the presence of virus in other regions of Türkiye and neighboring countries, Iran and Iraq, it is recommended to control animal movements, continue efforts to combat the transmission of the virus, and maintain control measures.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Agar gel immunodiffusion | Bovine leukemia virus | Buffalo | Cattle | ELISA
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Veterinary Research Forum
Dergi ISSN 2008-8140 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q3
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 11-2024
Cilt No 15
Sayı 11
Sayfalar 599 / 604
Doi Numarası 10.30466/vrf.2024.2026460.4233