The occurrence of alpha-herpesvirus and pestivirus infections in European bison (Bison bonasus) in the Bialowieza Primeval Forest
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Serological survey on the occurrence of alpha-herpesvirus and pestivirus infections in the population of European bison in the Bialowieza Primeval Forest was conducted. Sera from 40 randomly selected individuals were tested using two commercial IDEXX ELISA tests. The study design allowed excluding or confirming the infection with the probability of 95% and at the expected prevalence of 30%. No antibodies either to alpha-herpesviruses (BHV-1, BHV-5, BuHV-1, CpHV-1, CvHV-1, CvHV-2, ElkHV-1) and pestiviruses (BVDV-1, BVDV-2, BDV) were detected. The results of the study imply that Polish population of European bison is unlikely to have a contact with any of the viruses.
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تاریخ انتشار 2011