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Seroprevalence of caprine arthritis–encephalitis virus in goats in the Cariri region, Paraiba state, Brazil

2008; Elsevier BV; Volume: 180; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.02.007

1532-2971

Dimas A. Bandeira, Roberto Soares de Castro, Edísio Oliveira de Azevedo, Luiza de Souza Seixas Melo, Cristiano Barros de Melo,

Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments

The seroprevalence of caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus (CAEV) in the Cariri Region of Paraíba State, Brazil, was determined in 60 goat herds using the agar gel immunodiffusion test. The overall seroprevalence was 8.2%, with seropositivity in 21/60 (35%) herds and 13/15 (86.6%) municipalities. Bucks had a significantly higher frequency of infection (28.3%) than does (5.9%), and bucks that originated in other states had a significantly higher frequency of infection (76.5%) than those from Paraíba State (9.3%).