Circulation of bluetongue virus in goats in the Karamoja region of Uganda
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Circulation of bluetongue virus in goats in the Karamoja region of Uganda | |
| Creator | Mulabbi, Elijah N. Ayebazibwe, Chrisostom Majalija, Samuel Batten, Carrie A. Oura, Christopher A.L. | |
| Description | The presence of bluetongue virus (BTV) in indigenous goats from the Karamoja region of northern Uganda was investigated. A total of 300 goats were sampled (serum and whole blood) from five districts within the Karamoja region. The samples were analysed for the presence of bluetongue (BT) antibodies using a commercial Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and for the presence of BTV viral RNA by real-time Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), because BTV is an RNA virus. Of the 300 goats tested, 269 (90%) were positive for BTV antibodies, indicating high levels of BTV circulation within the region. Out of the 150 whole blood samples tested for the presence of the virus by real-time RT-PCR, 84 (56%) were positive for BTV RNA. This study, which is the first of its kind in Uganda, showed a high seroprevalence of BT antibodies and active circulation of BTV in a high proportion of goats in the Karamoja region. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2013-04-19 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/jsava.v84i1.922 | |
| Source | Journal of the South African Veterinary Association; Vol 84, No 1 (2013); 3 pages 2224-9435 1019-9128 | |
| Language | eng | |
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