baki acar, duygu afyon kocatepe university - faculty of veterinary medicine - department of obstetrics and gynaecology, TURKEY , gür, sibel afyon kocatepe university - faculty of veterinary medicine - department of virology, TURKEY , gürçay, metin bingöl university - faculty of veterinary medicine - department of virology, TURKEY , özenç, erhan afyon kocatepe university - faculty of veterinary medicine - department of obstetrics and gynaecology, TURKEY

A serologic investigation for Equine Viral Arteritis and Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Infections in Horses in Afyonkarahisar, Ankara and Eskişehir Provinces, Turkey

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Equine arteritis virus (EAV) was classified in the Arteriviridae family, and cause to abortus and disorders in alimentary and respiratory system. Equine Infectious Anemia virus (EIAV) is a Lentivirus into Retroviridae family. Both infections have worldwide dissemination. The aim of this study is to investigate these infections as serologically in horses from Ankara, Eskişehir and Afyonkarahisar provinces. A total of 204 (173 female, 31 male) samples were controlled using indirect ELISA. EAV specific antibodies were detected in 22 (10.8%) animals (20 female and 2 male). The ratios of EAV seropositive horses were 4.2% and 12.4% in the Afyonkarahisar and Eskişehir provinces, respectively, while all the sera samples were found to be negative from Ankara province. All of the samples were negative for EIAV as expected. As a result, both virus infections were investigated for the first time in the horse population in Afyonkarahisar and Eskişehir provinces.

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ELISA , Equine Infectious Anemia Virus , Equine Viral Arteritis , Horse

Kocatepe Veterinary Journal

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