Prevalence of complement-fixing antibody to the African horse sickness virus in domestic animals in Nigeria.

Abstract

The occurrence of antibodies against the African horse sickness virus was investigated in 246 domestic animals (horses, donkeys, camels, dogs) in various regions of Nigeria by means of the complement-fixing rate. 34% of the sera tested were positive: 75% in donkeys, 68% in horses, 19% in camels, and 9% in dogs. Among the horses, those of 6 to 15 years of age had higher than average prevalence rates than the other age groups. Stallions from the northern regions had higher prevalence rates than mares generally and stallions from other regions. These findings are important for the epidemiology of the African horse sickness in Nigeria just as the complement-fixing rates are in camels and dogs for the epidemiology of this sickness in the whole of Africa.

• Authors: S S Baba, H A Akinyele, O D Olaleye
• Journal: Beitrage zur tropischen Landwirtschaft und Veterinarmedizin (Beitr Trop Landwirtsch Veterinarmed) Vol. 30 Issue 4 Pg. 471-7 ( 1992) ISSN: 0301-567X [Print] Germany
• PMID: 1340757 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antibodies, Viral

Topics

• African Horse Sickness (epidemiology)
• African Horse Sickness Virus (immunology)
• Age Factors
• Animals
• Animals, Domestic
• Antibodies, Viral (blood)
• Camelus
• Complement Fixation Tests
• Dog Diseases (epidemiology)
• Dogs
• Female
• Horses
• Male
• Nigeria (epidemiology)
• Perissodactyla
• Prevalence
• Sex Factors