SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY OF BLUETONGUE IN DROMEDARY CAMELS IN GUJARAT, INDIA

摘要

Out of 326 sera samples of camels screened for the presence of BTV group specific antibodies, the overall rate of seroprevalence was 26.69 per cent and 38.34 per cent by BT-AGID and c-ELISA, respectively. Seropositivity was observed in all the animalsirrespective of their locations. However, the higher rate of seroprevalence (31.33 and 43.14%) was detected in the camels of BSF, Dantiwada and in the camels showing stiffness and trypanosomiosis by BT-AGID as well as c-ELISA than the other camels. BTVserotype specific neutralising antibodies against BTV serotype 1, 2, 3, 4,10,12, 14,15,16,17, 18, 20, 21 and 24 were detected.