Serological survey for equine viral arteritis in several municipalities in the Orinoquia region of Colombia

ABSTRACTObjective. The goal of this study was to determine the current status of the Equine Arteritis virus (EAV) in horse populations in the Orinoquia region of Colombia. Materials and methods. A transversal study was conducted by serological survey of equine (n=100) from 11 municipalities of the C...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inRevista MVZ Córdoba Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 4269 - 4276
Main Authors Góngora O, Agustín, Barrandeguy, María, Ciuoderis A, Karl
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Universidad de Córdoba - Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia 01.09.2014
Subjects
AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE
Antibodies
Anticuerpos
epidemiology
epidemiología
prevalence
prevalencia
virus
epidemiology
prevalence
Anticuerpos
epidemiología
prevalencia
Antibodies
virus
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:ABSTRACTObjective. The goal of this study was to determine the current status of the Equine Arteritis virus (EAV) in horse populations in the Orinoquia region of Colombia. Materials and methods. A transversal study was conducted by serological survey of equine (n=100) from 11 municipalities of the Colombian Orinoquia region. Serum samples were tested by virus seroneutralization assay according to the guidelines provided by the World Organization for Animal Health. Results. After testing was carried out no positives samples to EAV were found in the population analyzed. Conclusions. Although the sample size of the population screened in this study does not represent the total equine population size for the region or the country, data obtained has shown the absence of EAV infection in these animals. However, a wider study area including other regions of the country, with a feasible statistical design, would determine if this infection continues to be an exotic disease for Colombia.
ISSN:0122-0268
1909-0544
1909-0544
DOI:10.21897/rmvz.89