Serological Evidence of Akabane Virus Infection in Northern Israel in 2001

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Tomoko KATO¹  Tomoyuki TSUDA¹  Hagai YADIN²  Jacob BRENNER² 

[1] Clinical Virology Section, Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health;Prevention of Neonatal Diseases Unit, Kimron Veterinary Institute

关键词: Akabane virus;    hydranencephaly;    Israel;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.66.441

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(14)Cited-By(13)In February 2002 the first cases of a "blind newborn calves" syndrome with hydranencephaly appeared in Israel. Eighty-one serum samples, from 54 animals on farms where the syndrome was recorded and 27 others from unaffected farms were examined by neutralization of Akabane virus (AKAV, strain OBE-1) by the micro-titer method. Forty-seven of the 54 samples from the affected farms contained high serum neutralization titers against AKAV (mean SN titer 79.5 and ± 44.7, standard deviation), whereas only one of the 27 samples from the unaffected farms was positive (titer of 8). These results suggest that the vector(s) of AKAV was circulating in Israel in August through December, 2001.

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