Detection of anti-ebolavirus antibodies in Ghanaian pigs

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 84; no. 11; pp. 1491 - 1494
• Main Authors: OGAWA, Hirohito, OHYA, Kenji, AYIZANGA, Raphael, MIYAMOTO, Hiroko, SHIGENO, Asako, YAMADA, Masao, TAKASHIMA, Yasuhiro, INOUE-MURAYAMA, Miho, TAKADA, Ayato, KAYANG, Boniface BABOREKA
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2022; Japan Science and Technology Agency; The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
• Subjects: antibody; ebolavirus; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; Filoviridae; filovirus; Ghana; Hemorrhage; Hemorrhagic fever; Immunoglobulin G; pig; Serology; Virology; Western blotting

Some filoviruses such as ebolaviruses and marburgviruses, cause hemorrhagic fever in humans and nonhuman primates. Pigs are suggested to play a potential role in the filovirus ecology. We investigated the seroprevalence of filovirus infection in pigs in Ghana. Using a viral glycoprotein (GP)-based e...