Infection of bovine immunodeficiency virus and bovine leukemia virus in water buffalo and cattle populations in Pakistan

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 62; no. 3; pp. 329 - 331
• Main Authors: Meas, S. (Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo (Japan)), Seto, J, Sugimoto, C, Bakhsh, M, Riaz, M, Sato, T, Naeem, K, Ohashi, K, Onuma, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 01.03.2000; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: AIDS/HIV; Animals; Antibodies, Viral - blood; Blotting, Western - veterinary; BOVIN; BOVINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; BOVINE LEUKAEMIA VIRUS; Bovine leukemia virus; BUFALO DE AGUA; Buffaloes; BUFFLE D'EAU; CATTLE; Cattle Diseases - epidemiology; Cattle Diseases - virology; Enzootic Bovine Leukosis - epidemiology; GANADO BOVINO; Immunodeficiency Virus, Bovine; INFECCION; INFECTION; Lentivirus; Lentivirus Infections - epidemiology; Lentivirus Infections - veterinary; Leukemia Virus, Bovine; PAKISTAN; Pakistan - epidemiology; Polymerase Chain Reaction - veterinary; Seroepidemiologic Studies; VIRUS IMMUNODEFICIENCE BOVINE; VIRUS INMUNODEFICIENCIA BOVINA; VIRUS LEUCEMIA BOVINA; VIRUS LEUCEMIE BOVINE; water buffalo; WATER BUFFALOES; Pakistan
• ISSN: 0916-7250; 1347-7439
• DOI: 10.1292/jvms.62.329

A survey of antibodies to bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV) known as bovine lentivirus and bovine leukemia virus (BLV) was conducted with samples from water buffalo and cattle populations in Pakistan. A total of 370 water buffaloes and 76 cattle were tested, and 10.3% and 15.8%, respectively, were found positive for anti-BIV p26 antibodies determined by Western blotting, while 0.8% of water buffaloes and no cattle were positive for anti-BLV antibodies determined by immunodiffusion test. BIV-seropositive water buffaloes and cattle were found to have BIV proviral DNA in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells determined by nested polymerase chain reaction. This is the first report of BIV infections in water buffaloes