Abstract |
Infection of bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV), a lentivirus, is thought to sporadically occur throughout the world, but seroepidemiological surveys concerning the incidence of BIV are limited and have not been undertaken in Korea. A total of 266 sera from different twenty dairy (Holstein) and twenty-six Korean native beef (Hanwoo) farms of the south-western part of Korea was analyzed for the presence of anti-BIV antibodies by Western blotting. Thirty five percent and 33% of dairy and beef cattle, respectively, were BIV-seropositive. By nested polymerase chain reaction, it was confirmed that these seropositive cows had provirus in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells. To demonstrate the correlation with BIV and bovine leukemia virus ( BLV) infection, these sera were also analyzed for anti- BLV antibodies by immunodiffusion test, resulting in high prevalence of BLV infection but relatively a few dual infections. We report herein the first serological detection of antibodies to BIV in Korea.
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Authors | K O Cho, S Meas, N Y Park, Y H Kim, Y K Lim, D Endoh, S I Lee, K Ohashi, C Sugimoto, M Onuma |
Journal | The Journal of veterinary medical science
(J Vet Med Sci)
Vol. 61
Issue 5
Pg. 549-51
(May 1999)
ISSN: 0916-7250 [Print] Japan |
PMID | 10379949
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Animals
- Cattle
- Cattle Diseases
(epidemiology, virology)
- DNA, Viral
(blood)
- Female
- Immunodeficiency Virus, Bovine
(isolation & purification)
- Korea
(epidemiology)
- Lentivirus Infections
(epidemiology, veterinary)
- Male
- Meat
(virology)
- Milk
(virology)
- Prevalence
- Proviruses
(isolation & purification)
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