Antibodies against Bovine herpesvirus 1 in dairy herds in the state of Espirito Santo, Brasil
2014
Marcus Rebouças Santos | Hanna Carolina Campos Ferreira | Marcos Antônio dos Santos | Giuliana Loreto Saraiva | Natália Filardi Tafuri | Giancarlo Magalhães dos Santos | Fernando Luiz Tobias | Maria Aparecida Scatamburlo Moreira | Márcia Rogéria de Almeida | Abelardo Silva Júnior
Bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1) causes major losses in worldwide livestock, affecting the respiratory and reproductive tracts of bovine. In the past decades, the number of cases in Brazil has been gradually increasing. Therefore, it is important to assess the distribution of infection in different regions of the country. In the state of Espírito Santo (ES) the BoHV 1 infection rate in dairy cattle herds is unknown. Thus, the aim of this study was to detect neutralizing antibodies against BoHV-1 in serum samples from 1,161 non-vaccinated cows from 59 dairy cattle herds in 23 municipalities of the Metropolitan, North, Northwest and South macro-regions. The identification of seropositive cows was evaluated by the virus neutralization test. The results showed that of all serum samples evaluated 775 (66.75%) had neutralizing antibodies against BoHV-1. Moreover, all herds were found positive; however, the percentage of positive cows varied among regions; 49.06%, 62.15%, 67.21% and 80.04% for the Metropolitan, South, North and Northwest macro-regions, respectively. In this study, the results clearly indicate the dissemination of the viral agent in dairy cattle in the ES state, requiring the monitoring and control of diseases related to BoHV-1 infection.
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