Authors : A. Hasanpour , F. Mosakhani , H. Mirzaii and S. Mostofi
Abstract: This study was conducted on 832 sheep blood samples from 90 sheep flocks in 17 cities of East-Azarbaijan province in the West-North of Iran. Total 644 sheep are ewe and 188 are male. The objective was describing the prevalence and distribution of serum antibodies to Bluetongue virus (BTV) in a sample. Competitive ELISA was applied to detect antibodies. Total 76.44% were positive and 23.56% were negative. 78.26% of males and 70.21% females were positive. The difference prevalence of antibodies in serum between male and females was not significant. The highest prevalence of antibodies in serum was in Bonab, Charoimagh and Ahar (100%) and lower was in Tabriz (18.75%). The relationship between prevalence antibodies in serum and cities was significant (phi = 0.59) and (p<0.05).
A. Hasanpour , F. Mosakhani , H. Mirzaii and S. Mostofi , 2008. Seroprevalence of Bluetongue Virus Infection in Sheep in East-Azarbajan Province in Iran. Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 3: 1265-1270.