Short communication - SEROLOGICAL SURVEY OF INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE VIRUS ANTIBODIES IN CATTLE EGRETS, PIGEONS AND NIGERIAN LAUGHING DOVES

A total of 15 sera samples from cattle egrets ( Ardeola ibis ), 30 from pigeons ( Columba livia ) and 30 from Nigerian laughing doves ( Streptopelia senegalensis ) were screened for antibodies to infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Three (20%)...

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Published inAfrican journal of biomedical research Vol. 3; no. 3
Main Author O. A. FAGBOHUN, A.A. OWOADE, D.O. OLUWAYELU & F.O. OLAYEMI
Format Journal Article
Published Nigeria Ibadan Biomedical Communications Group 14.04.2005
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Antibody. Infectious bursal disease. ELISA
Cattle egrets. Pigeons. Doves
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Summary:A total of 15 sera samples from cattle egrets ( Ardeola ibis ), 30 from pigeons ( Columba livia ) and 30 from Nigerian laughing doves ( Streptopelia senegalensis ) were screened for antibodies to infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Three (20%) samples from cattle egrets were positive for antibodies to IBDV while 11(36.7%) samples were positive for pigeons. There was no positive sample for antibody to IBDV in Nigerian laughing doves. These observations indicate that cattle egrets and pigeons could be carriers or reservoir of IBDV.
ISSN:1119-5096