Letter to Editor

Seroepidemiology of Bluetongue Virus Infection in Northeast and Southeast Anatolia, Turkey

Volume: 59 Number: 4 December 1, 2012
  • Taner Karaoğlu
  • İrfan Özgünlük
  • Yakup Yıldırım
  • Elvin Güngör
  • Çiğdem Oğuzoğlu
  • Seval Bilge Dağalp
  • Aykut Özkul
  • Feray Akça Yılmaz Alkan
  • İbrahim Burgu
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Seroepidemiology of Bluetongue Virus Infection in Northeast and Southeast Anatolia, Turkey

Abstract

Bluetongue virus infection is an arboviral disease, which infects domestic and wild ruminants. It is characterized by oedema and hemorrhages, especially in reproductive system of both female and male animals. It causes economic losses associated with decrease in fertility problems, abortions and congenital malformation. Bluetongue virus a member of orbivirus genus within the family Reoviridae has 24 serotypes. There is no cross–neutralization between 24 serotypes and that is the biggest problem for prevention and control. For the success of the prophylactic immunization, serotype-spesific vaccine should be used. This research’s first step is to determine the seroprevalance in northeast and southeast Anatolian regions in Turkey by selecting two local governmental herds per region. After selection regional herd candidates, one “sentinel herd” in each region was established by selecting seronegative individuals. These herds sampled every month during one year and monitored for bluetongue specific antibody using competitive ELISA. Seroconverted individuals’ blood samples tested by antigen capture ELISA and the process of the virus isolation were started. There was no seroconversion in the sentinel herd selected from northeast Anatolia while the seroconversion was detected in the sentinel herd from southeastern Anatolia in Turkey. Blood samples of seroconverted cattle were tested by antigen-capture ELISA in order to detect possible bluetongue viruses. Viral antigen was not detectable at the end of antigen-capture ELISA. Serum samples of seroconverted animals in different periods were re-tested using virus neutralizing assay for detection of individual SN50 values. It was found that BTV type 9 was circulating in the herd from southeastern Anatolia during the sampling period

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Letter to Editor

Authors

Taner Karaoğlu This is me

İrfan Özgünlük This is me

Yakup Yıldırım This is me

Elvin Güngör This is me

Çiğdem Oğuzoğlu This is me

Seval Bilge Dağalp This is me

Aykut Özkul This is me

Feray Akça Yılmaz Alkan This is me

İbrahim Burgu This is me

Publication Date

December 1, 2012

Submission Date

December 1, 2012

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2012 Volume: 59 Number: 4

APA
Karaoğlu, T., Özgünlük, İ., Yıldırım, Y., Güngör, E., Oğuzoğlu, Ç., Dağalp, S. B., Özkul, A., Alkan, F. A. Y., & Burgu, İ. (2012). Seroepidemiology of Bluetongue Virus Infection in Northeast and Southeast Anatolia, Turkey. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 59(4), 289-294. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002540
AMA
1.Karaoğlu T, Özgünlük İ, Yıldırım Y, et al. Seroepidemiology of Bluetongue Virus Infection in Northeast and Southeast Anatolia, Turkey. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2012;59(4):289-294. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002540
Chicago
Karaoğlu, Taner, İrfan Özgünlük, Yakup Yıldırım, et al. 2012. “Seroepidemiology of Bluetongue Virus Infection in Northeast and Southeast Anatolia, Turkey”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 59 (4): 289-94. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002540.
EndNote
Karaoğlu T, Özgünlük İ, Yıldırım Y, Güngör E, Oğuzoğlu Ç, Dağalp SB, Özkul A, Alkan F AY, Burgu İ (December 1, 2012) Seroepidemiology of Bluetongue Virus Infection in Northeast and Southeast Anatolia, Turkey. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 59 4 289–294.
IEEE
[1]T. Karaoğlu et al., “Seroepidemiology of Bluetongue Virus Infection in Northeast and Southeast Anatolia, Turkey”, Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 289–294, Dec. 2012, doi: 10.1501/Vetfak_0000002540.
ISNAD
Karaoğlu, Taner - Özgünlük, İrfan - Yıldırım, Yakup - Güngör, Elvin - Oğuzoğlu, Çiğdem - Dağalp, Seval Bilge - Özkul, Aykut - Alkan, Feray Akça Yılmaz - Burgu, İbrahim. “Seroepidemiology of Bluetongue Virus Infection in Northeast and Southeast Anatolia, Turkey”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 59/4 (December 1, 2012): 289-294. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002540.
JAMA
1.Karaoğlu T, Özgünlük İ, Yıldırım Y, Güngör E, Oğuzoğlu Ç, Dağalp SB, Özkul A, Alkan F AY, Burgu İ. Seroepidemiology of Bluetongue Virus Infection in Northeast and Southeast Anatolia, Turkey. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2012;59:289–294.
MLA
Karaoğlu, Taner, et al. “Seroepidemiology of Bluetongue Virus Infection in Northeast and Southeast Anatolia, Turkey”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 59, no. 4, Dec. 2012, pp. 289-94, doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002540.
Vancouver
1.Taner Karaoğlu, İrfan Özgünlük, Yakup Yıldırım, Elvin Güngör, Çiğdem Oğuzoğlu, Seval Bilge Dağalp, Aykut Özkul, Feray Akça Yılmaz Alkan, İbrahim Burgu. Seroepidemiology of Bluetongue Virus Infection in Northeast and Southeast Anatolia, Turkey. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2012 Dec. 1;59(4):289-94. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002540

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