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Original Research
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Serological evidence of natural exposure of camels
(Camelus dromedaries) to foot and mouth
disease virus -
M R Yousef, K S
Mazloum and H M Al-Nakhli
Vet World. 2012; 5(4): 197-200
doi:
10.5455/vetworld.201 2.197-200
Abstract
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
Code chapter on FMD includes camelids as being
susceptible species to FMD similar to cattle,
sheep, goats and pigs. A total of 376 field camel
sera, collected from different regions of Riyadh
and Al-Qassim Province in the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, were screened for the presence of
antibodies produced against 3ABC non-structural
proteins (NSP) of FMDV using a commercially
available kit , PrioCHECK® FMDV NS. Sera that
tested positive on NSP were screened for
serotype-specific antibodies towards the seven
serotypes of FMD virus using liquid phase blocking
ELISA. Only 24 out of 376 (6.3%) serum samples
were positive for antibodies against NSP. All sera
that tested positive on NSP and screened for
antibodies against all the seven FMDV serotypes
(O, A, C, Asia 1, SAT 1, SAT 2 and SAT 3) were
found positive for antibodies against serotype O.
This lower seroprevalence of (6.3%) reveals that
dromedaries appear however as being susceptible to
infection with FMDV serotype O, but they are
unlikely to play any significant role in the
natural epidemiology of FMD.
Keywords:
3ABC, Camel, ELISA, FMD, Saudi Arabia
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