A serological study and risk factors associated with Akabane virus infection in cattle in Egypt

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 20245 - 8
• Main Authors: Selim, Abdelfattah, Marzok, Mohamed, Gattan, Hattan S., Hereba, Abdelrahman M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 23.06.2025; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/326; 692/499; Abortion; Akabane virus; Animals; Antibodies; Antibodies, Viral - blood; Bunyaviridae Infections - blood; Bunyaviridae Infections - epidemiology; Bunyaviridae Infections - veterinary; Bunyaviridae Infections - virology; Cattle; Cattle Diseases - blood; Cattle Diseases - epidemiology; Cattle Diseases - virology; cELISA; Climate change; Disease transmission; Egypt; Egypt - epidemiology; Enzymes; Female; Females; Humanities and Social Sciences; Immunization; Infections; Male; Mosquitoes; multidisciplinary; Orthobunyavirus - immunology; Questionnaires; Regression analysis; Risk Factors; Sample size; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Seroepidemiologic Studies; Serology; Statistical analysis; Variables; Viruses; Winter; Egypt; Nile Delta; cELISA; Serology; Akabane virus; Cattle; Risk factors; Egypt

Akabane virus (AKAV) is an arbovirus belonging to the genus Orthobunyavirus within the family Peribunyaviridae , order Elliovirales 1 , capable of infecting ruminants such as cattle, sheep, and goats. This arthropod-borne virus is transmitted by mosquitoes or midges and has been recognized as a cont...