Serosurveillance for equine infectious anaemia in the Ardahan province of Turkey

Albayrak H., Ozan E.

TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION, vol.42, no.8, pp.1593-1595, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 42 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11250-010-9611-5
  • Journal Name: TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1593-1595
  • Keywords: Donkey, ELISA, EIAV, Horse, Turkey, IMMUNODIFFUSION TEST, REGION, VIRUS, TRANSMISSION, DIAGNOSIS, HORSES
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Equine infectious anaemia is a retroviral infection of horses. All infected horses, including those that are asymptomatic, become carriers and are infectious for life. In this study, blood samples of all equines in the province of Ardahan were collected. The material consisted of 8,947 equines, including 8,769 horses and 178 donkeys, from Ardahan province in northeastern Turkey. Blood was collected from all horses and donkeys and the sera were analysed for the presence of antibodies to equine infectious anaemia virus (EIAV) using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The results revealed that none of the horses and donkeys were positive for antibodies to EIAV.