Abstract

MARTINEZ, Nadia; ALFONSO, A  and  BARRERA, M. FIRST REPORT OF BOVINE SEROREACTORS TO BLUETONGUE VIRUS IN CUBA. Rev Salud Anim. [online]. 2011, vol.33, n.2, pp.131-133. ISSN 0253-570X.

Bluetongue (BT) is a viral disease affecting domestic and wild ruminant included in the OIE diseases list. Cuba is located in the area of endemic virus circulation, but the presence of antibodies had not been searched. The objective of the present work was to carry out a serological study to several bovine herds selected by its potentiality for trading. A total of 1100 serum samples from healthy bovines from the Cuban provinces, Pinar del Río, La Habana, Matanzas, Villa Clara, Ciego de Ávila, Camagüey, Las Tunas and Guantánamo were analyzed by a competition ELISA. The 99.7 % was positive. The obtained results agree with previous reports in the Caribbean and Central America Regions, where a high prevalence of antibodies against this virus was found.

Keywords : bluetongue virus; antibodies; bovines.

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