Serosurvey and Associated Risk Factors for Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Infection in Dromedary Camels in Egypt

• Published in: Transboundary and emerging diseases Vol. 2024; pp. 1 - 7
• Main Authors: Selim, Abdelfattah, Marzok, Mohamed, Abdelhady, Abdelhamed, Gattan, Hattan S., Salem, Mohamed, Al-Hammadi, Mohammed Ali
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Hindawi 10.02.2024; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Abortion; Animals; Antibodies; Camelidae; Camelids; Camels; Cattle; Diarrhea; Disease; Epidemiology; Immunization; Infections; Milk production; Questionnaires; Risk factors; Sample size; Serology; Sheep; Variables; Viruses; Egypt
• ISSN: 1865-1674; 1865-1682
• DOI: 10.1155/2024/3188539

Bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) is a disease that affects ruminants globally, including camels, and causing significant financial losses. The epidemiology of BVD in camels in Egypt are not well understood. Thus, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of anti-BVD virus (BVDV) antibodies in camels and identify the potential variables associated with the infection. A total of 400 camel sera from three Egyptian governorates were examined using commercial ELISA kit. The total seroprevalence was 4.8% in examined camels and the BVDV seropositivity were more prevalent in camels from Giza governorate. The highest seropositivity was found in aged camels more than 8 years (OR = 8.62, 95%CI: 1.03–71.87), camels from herd size less than 30 (OR = 4.20, 95%CI: 0.89–19.78), previously aborted animals (OR = 5.98, 95%CI: 2.12–16.92), and in animals kept in contact with sheep or goats (OR = 7.48, 95%CI: 2.56–21.86). Consequently, the camels may be a significant source of BVD infection for other ruminant animals in the same herd due to their susceptibility to the viral infection.