A serological survey of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in animals in the Sharkia Governorate of Egypt
A surveillance survey was conducted over a period of 12 months between September 2004 and August 2005 by the Tropical Medicine Department of Zagazig University in collaboration with Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3 (NAMRU-3), Egypt, to evaluate the role of ruminants as a reservoir host for Crimean-...
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Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale
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| author | Amr Murad Abd-Raboh Said Mohamed Mohamed Robert Graham |
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| description | A surveillance survey was conducted over a period of 12 months between September 2004 and August 2005 by the Tropical Medicine Department of Zagazig University in collaboration with Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3 (NAMRU-3), Egypt, to evaluate the role of ruminants as a reservoir host for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV). A total of 1 022 serum samples from 313 cattle, 264 water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), 270 sheep and 175 goats were included in the survey. All samples were collected from the Sharkia Governorate of Egypt and were examined for anti-CCHFV IgG. Of the total of 1 022 samples examined, 32 (3.13%) were positive to IgG ELISA. Out of 270 sheep examined, 17 (6.30%) were confirmed to have anti-CCHFV IgG with the highest titre recorded at 1:800. However, CCHFV-specific IgG-positive cases among the cattle, buffalo and goats were 3.83%, 0.38% and 1.14%, respectively. Positive cases in age group B (=2 years old) were significantly higher (p<0.001) than those in age group A (<2 years old) (5.7% versus 1.6%). Belbis City was found to have the highest number of positive cases compared to all other localities (p<0.001). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-857296a66c934f8a90c6ad15fe323a132022-12-21T23:52:59ZengIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. CaporaleVeterinaria Italiana0505-401X1828-14272008-09-01443513517A serological survey of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in animals in the Sharkia Governorate of EgyptAmr MuradAbd-Raboh SaidMohamed MohamedRobert GrahamA surveillance survey was conducted over a period of 12 months between September 2004 and August 2005 by the Tropical Medicine Department of Zagazig University in collaboration with Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3 (NAMRU-3), Egypt, to evaluate the role of ruminants as a reservoir host for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV). A total of 1 022 serum samples from 313 cattle, 264 water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), 270 sheep and 175 goats were included in the survey. All samples were collected from the Sharkia Governorate of Egypt and were examined for anti-CCHFV IgG. Of the total of 1 022 samples examined, 32 (3.13%) were positive to IgG ELISA. Out of 270 sheep examined, 17 (6.30%) were confirmed to have anti-CCHFV IgG with the highest titre recorded at 1:800. However, CCHFV-specific IgG-positive cases among the cattle, buffalo and goats were 3.83%, 0.38% and 1.14%, respectively. Positive cases in age group B (=2 years old) were significantly higher (p<0.001) than those in age group A (<2 years old) (5.7% versus 1.6%). Belbis City was found to have the highest number of positive cases compared to all other localities (p<0.001).http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2008/44_3/513.pdfAnimalCrimean-Congo haemorrhagic feverEgyptRuminantSeraSerologySurveyVirusZoonosis |
| spellingShingle | Amr Murad Abd-Raboh Said Mohamed Mohamed Robert Graham A serological survey of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in animals in the Sharkia Governorate of Egypt Veterinaria Italiana Animal Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever Egypt Ruminant Sera Serology Survey Virus Zoonosis |
| title | A serological survey of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in animals in the Sharkia Governorate of Egypt |
| title_full | A serological survey of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in animals in the Sharkia Governorate of Egypt |
| title_fullStr | A serological survey of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in animals in the Sharkia Governorate of Egypt |
| title_full_unstemmed | A serological survey of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in animals in the Sharkia Governorate of Egypt |
| title_short | A serological survey of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in animals in the Sharkia Governorate of Egypt |
| title_sort | serological survey of crimean congo haemorrhagic fever in animals in the sharkia governorate of egypt |
| topic | Animal Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever Egypt Ruminant Sera Serology Survey Virus Zoonosis |
| url | http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2008/44_3/513.pdf |
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