Abstract |
Antibodies reacting in the virus-neutralisation test with bovine herpesvirus (BHV-1), the causative agent of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR), were demonstrated in a herd of red deer (Cervus elaphus) imported into the Czech Republic. Sera from the same collection were later tested against a homologous virus, termed herpesvirus cervidae 1 (HVC-1), isolated from red deer in Scotland. Out of 165 imported animals, antibodies to BHV-1 were found in 68% and to HVC-1 in 71% of the animals. Titres of antibodies to the two viruses ranged from 1 : 2 to 1 : 4 or were occasionally greater. As documented by several experimental studies carried out abroad, the HVC-1 virus, though antigenically closely related to BHV-1 virus, is not pathogenic to cattle under natural conditions. Antibodies which reacted with both BHV-1 and HVC-1 were also demonstrated in 3 out of 7 roebucks randomly shot in this territory.
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Authors | Z Pospísil, R Vyvlecka, P Cíhal, P Lány, D Zendulková |
Journal | Veterinarni medicina
(Vet Med (Praha))
Vol. 41
Issue 9
Pg. 279-82
(Sep 1996)
ISSN: 0375-8427 [Print] Czech Republic |
Vernacular Title | Průkaz protilátek proti herpesvirům v sérech jelena evropského (Cervus elaphus) importovaného do Ceské republiky. |
PMID | 8966967
(Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Animals
- Antibodies, Viral
(analysis)
- Czech Republic
- Deer
(virology)
- Herpesvirus 1, Bovine
(immunology)
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