Infection with Schmallenberg virus (SBV) causes congenital musculoskeletal and vertebral malformations as well as neurological failures in fetuses of several ruminant species. In this study 1038 sheep samples from 10 flocks in the provinces of Chieti, Teramo and Pescara in Italy have been tested for antibodies against SBV by ELISA test. The purpose of the study was to ascertain the extent of SBV infections in sheep in Italy. The results of the ELISA test identified at least one positive animal in 9 of the 10 sheep flocks tested, and a mean within-flock prevalence of 8.57%. Furthermore, large variability of positive animals between flocks was observed (0 and 42.5%). These results demonstrate that SBV was endemic in this region and there could be is a risk of novel SBV infections in the following lambing season, raising serious concerns about its so rapid and pervasive spread.
Serosurvey of schmallenberg virus infection in sheep in Abruzzo, Italy : short report / G. Minozzi, C. Martino, A. Ianni, F. Palazzo, M. Grazia De Iorio, M. Polli, G. Di Paolo, A. Giammarino, G. Martino. - In: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRY AND VETERINARY SCIENCE. - ISSN 2513-9304. - (2019 Nov 11). [Epub ahead of print] [10.15761/AHDVS.1000166]
Serosurvey of schmallenberg virus infection in sheep in Abruzzo, Italy : short report
G. Minozzi
;M. Polli;
2019
Abstract
Infection with Schmallenberg virus (SBV) causes congenital musculoskeletal and vertebral malformations as well as neurological failures in fetuses of several ruminant species. In this study 1038 sheep samples from 10 flocks in the provinces of Chieti, Teramo and Pescara in Italy have been tested for antibodies against SBV by ELISA test. The purpose of the study was to ascertain the extent of SBV infections in sheep in Italy. The results of the ELISA test identified at least one positive animal in 9 of the 10 sheep flocks tested, and a mean within-flock prevalence of 8.57%. Furthermore, large variability of positive animals between flocks was observed (0 and 42.5%). These results demonstrate that SBV was endemic in this region and there could be is a risk of novel SBV infections in the following lambing season, raising serious concerns about its so rapid and pervasive spread.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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