Title
Frequency of parainfluenza-3 virus, syncytial respiratory virus and bovine viral diarrhea virus in a mixed herd in a rural community of Cusco
Other title
[Frecuencia de los virus parainfluenza-3, respiratorio sincitialydiarreaviralbovinaen un rebaÑo mixto de una comunidad campesina de cusco]
Date Issued
01 January 2006
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
A serologic study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Parainfluenza-3 virus (PI3V), Syncytial Respiratoryvirus (RSV) and BovineViral Diarrhea virus (BVDV) in ruminants raised under harsh environmental conditions and poor management in the highlands of Cusco, Peru. Blood samples were collected in cattle (n = 66), alpaca (n = 21), and sheep (n = 152) for antibody detection against PI3V, RSV, and BVDV by serum neutralization test. The prevalence of PI3V, RSV, and BVDV was 81.8, 87.8, and 90.9% in cattle, 50.0, 49.3, and 28.3% in sheep, and 23.8, 4.7, and 15.8% in alpaca respectively. The antibodytiters ranged from 2 to >256 and the highest titers were found in bovine samples. The results indicate that these respiratoryviruses are widely distributed in the animals of this rural community and may play a key role in respiratory problems.
Start page
167
End page
172
Volume
17
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Virología Ciencia veterinaria
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-77952324048
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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