Seroepidemiology of Rift Valley Fever in Basrah | ||
| Kufa Journal For Veterinary Medical Sciences | ||
| Article 1, Volume 3, Issue 2, December 2012, Pages 91-95 | ||
| Author | ||
| Rahman Kadhum Muhsen | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: This study was conducted in Basrah to evaluate the seroepidemiological prevalence of Rift valley fever in Basrah . Serum samples were collected from 1215 sheep from 5 distinct regions in Basrah and submitted to the ELISA test to estimate the titer of specific antibodies against rift valley fever virus . The result revealed that , the overall seroprevalence RVF in Basrah was 0. 89 % . There was no significant differences in the seroprevalence of RVF among different regions in Basrah ( P > 0.05 ) . The highest seroprevalence were reported in sheep older than 3 years compared with other age groups and this difference were statistically highly significant ( P < 0.01 ) . On other hands there was no statistical difference in the seroprevalence of RVF between male and female ( P > 0.05 ) . | ||
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