The prevalence of ovine herpesvirus-2 in 4 sheep breeds from different regions in South Africa
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
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| Title | The prevalence of ovine herpesvirus-2 in 4 sheep breeds from different regions in South Africa | |
| Creator | Bremer, C.W. | |
| Description | About 90% of bovine malignant catarrhal fever (BMCF) PCR-positive cases in South Africa are caused by alcelaphine herpesvirus-1 (AlHV-1) and the other 10 % by ovine herpesvirus-2 (OvHV-2). The prevalence of OvHV-2 in different sheep breeds in South Africa was determined in order to investigate whether the lower incidence of BMCF caused by OvHV-2 in comparison with AlHV-1 can be ascribed to a low incidence of the virus in sheep. A single-tube hemi-nested PCR was developed, evaluated and applied to detect OvHV-2 DNA. The prevalence of the virus in 4 sheep breeds from various regions in South Africa was shown to be 77 %. No statistically significant difference was found amongst the sheep breeds tested. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2010-05-08 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/jsava.v81i2.112 | |
| Source | Journal of the South African Veterinary Association; Vol 81, No 2 (2010); 93-96 2224-9435 1019-9128 | |
| Language | eng | |
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