Absence of IgG antibodies against Schmallenberg virus in ruminant sera (bovine, goat and sheep) collected in Costa Rica between 2012 and 2014.
Schmallenberg virus affects ruminants, which causes significant economic losses. The virus is transmitted through vectors of the genus Culicoides; however, other studies do not rule out the possibility of sexual transmission due to its presence in semen. For this reason, the National Service of An...
| Autores Principales: | Villegas-Salas, Marlene, Alvarado, Tara, Trejos-Araya, Carla, Sandí, Alexis, León, Bernal, Jiménez Sánchez, Carlos |
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| Formato: | Artículo |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
2022
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http://hdl.handle.net/11056/23486 http://dx.doi.org/10.15359/rcv.35-2.4 |
| Sumario: |
Schmallenberg virus affects ruminants, which causes significant economic losses. The virus is transmitted
through vectors of the genus Culicoides; however, other studies do not rule out the possibility of sexual
transmission due to its presence in semen. For this reason, the National Service of Animal Health of Costa
Rica (SENASA) imposed restrictions on the import of semen from animals from the European Union in
2013. Consequently, SENASA conducted a study to determine the presence or absence of antibodies against
this virus in bovine, ovine and caprine samples. As a result, no antibodies against this virus were detected
in the 748 samples tested. It was concluded that Schmallenberg virus was not circulating in Costa Rican
ruminants during the tested period. |
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