Authors : D. Anita, G. Savuta, S. Anderco and A. Anita
Abstract: Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) is a highly contagious disease caused by the bovine herpesvirus-1. The main biological characteristic of herpesviruses is the establishment of latency in sensory ganglia, the animal remaining infected all their life. The objective of the present study was to describe the seroepidemiology aspects of BHV-1 infection on cattle farms from North-East of Romania. During 2011 to 2012, 1538 blood samples were collected from 87 cattle herds. In these herds serum samples were collected from cows, heifers and calves. A commercial gB ELISA test was used to analyze samples for antibodies against BHV1. The overall prevalence of IBR was found to be 36.02% (554 positive samples out of 1538) in cattle herds from North East of Romania.
D. Anita, G. Savuta, S. Anderco and A. Anita, 2013. Seroepidemiology of Bovine Herpesvirus-1 Infection in Cattle Herds from North-East Region of Romania. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 12: 1066-1069.