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A preliminary survey of the epidemiology of bluetongue in Costa Rica and Northern Colombia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

E. J. Homan ,
H. Lorbacher de Ruiz ,
A. P. Donato ,
W. P. Taylor  and
T. M. Yuill
E. J. Homan
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison
H. Lorbacher de Ruiz
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia
A. P. Donato
Affiliation:
School of Veterinary Medicine, National University, Heredia, Costa Rica
W. P. Taylor
Affiliation:
Animal Virus Research Institute, Pirbright, England
T. M. Yuill
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Recent evidence of bluetongue (BT) virus infection of livestock in scattered localities in the neotropics prompted a serologic survey of cattle in Colombia and Costa Rica. In Costa Rica 48·1% of 1435 bovine animals had BT virus antibody in the agar gel precipitation test (AGPT). In Colombia 51·8% of 635 cattle were AGPT-positive for BT virus. Antibody prevalence ranged from over 50% in the lowlands to 0% in Costa Rica and 19% in Colombian cattle above 2000 m altitude. Neutralization tests indicated that Costa Rican cattle had been exposed to BT virus types 6, 12, 14 and 17.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 94 , Issue 3 , June 1985 , pp. 357 - 363
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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