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15.
Seroprevalence of bluetongue in ruminants of
Jharkhand - Pinky Tigga, Siddhartha Narayan Joardar,
Arkendu Halder, Chandan Lodh, Indranil Samanta, Devi Prasad Isore,
Kunal Batabyal and Samir Dey
Veterinary World, 8(3): 346-349
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2015.346-349
Pinky
Tigga:
Department of Veterinary Microbiology, West Bengal University of
Animal and Fishery Sciences, Belgachia, Kolkata - 700 037, West
Bengal, India;
pinky.tigga@gmail.com
Siddhartha Narayan Joardar:
Department of Veterinary Microbiology, West Bengal University of
Animal and Fishery Sciences, Belgachia, Kolkata - 700 037, West
Bengal, India;
joardar69@gmail.com
Arkendu
Halder:
Department of Veterinary Microbiology, West Bengal University of
Animal and Fishery Sciences, Belgachia, Kolkata - 700 037, West
Bengal, India;
arkenduhalder@gmail.com
Chandan
Lodh:
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence,
Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Belgachia, Kolkata -
700 037, West Bengal, India;
chand_lodh@rediffmail.com
Indranil Samanta:
Department of Veterinary Microbiology, West Bengal University of
Animal and Fishery Sciences, Belgachia, Kolkata - 700 037, West
Bengal, India;
isamanta76@gmail.com
Devi
Prasad Isore:
Department of Veterinary Microbiology, West Bengal University of
Animal and Fishery Sciences, Belgachia, Kolkata - 700 037, West
Bengal, India;
deviprasadisore@gmail.com
Kunal
Batabyal:
Department of Veterinary Microbiology, West Bengal University of
Animal and Fishery Sciences, Belgachia, Kolkata - 700 037, West
Bengal, India;
drkb.micro@gmail.com
Samir
Dey: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, West Bengal
University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Belgachia, Kolkata -
700 037, West Bengal, India;
samirdey74@rediffmail.com
Received:
14-11-2014, Revised: 03-02-2015, Accepted: 10-02-2015, Published
online: 18-03-2015
Corresponding author:
Siddhartha Narayan Joardar, e-mail: joardar69@gmail.com
Citation:
Tigga P, Joardar SN,
Halder A, Lodh C, Samanta I, Isore DV, Batabyal K, Dey S (2015)
Seroprevalence of bluetongue in ruminants of Jharkhand,
Veterinary World 8(3):346-349.
Abstract
Aim:
This study was carried out to assess the presence of
anti-bluetongue (BT) antibodies in sheep, goat and cattle of
different agro-climatic zones of Jharkhand.
Materials and Methods: Serum samples were collected from
apparently healthy as well as suspected sheep, goat and cattle
from different districts of Jharkhand covering different
agro-climatic zones. Serum samples were screened by indirect
enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA) for detecting anti-BT
antibodies.
Results: Out of a total of 480 animal serum samples
(sheep-190, goats-210 and cattle-80) screened, 83 (43.68%) of
sheep, 91 (43.33%) of goat and 46 (57.50%) of cattle sera were
found positive. The % positivity ranged between 41% and 51% in
different agro-climatic zones. The results showed slight higher
seroprevalence, although not significantly, in cattle than sheep
and goats in different agro-climatic zones of Jharkhand.
Conclusions: The above data indicate widespread prevalence of
BT virus antibodies in studied areas. The incidence of BT is not
detected officially, so far. The present seroprevalence status of
BT in Jharkhand indicates presence of BT infection in the state
for the first time.
Keywords: antibodies, bluetongue, indirect
enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, Jharkhand, seroprevalence,
virus.
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