Circulation of Pestiviruses in Small Ruminants from Greece: First Molecular Identification of Border Disease Virus.

ABSTRACT: The incidence of small ruminant pestivirus infections in Greece remains unknown as they have not been diagnosed in the country since 1974 when the most recent Border Disease Virus (BDV) outbreak was reported. The objective of our study was to explore the possible occurrence of pestiviral infections among sheep and goat farms in Greece and to further determine the variants of major concern. Thus, serum samples were collected from 470 randomly selected animals belonging to 28 different flocks/herds. ELISA on p80 antibody revealed the existence of seropositive animals in four out of the 24 studied sheep flocks, whereas all the goats in the four studied herds were seronegative. Viral RNA and antigens were detected in two sheep out of the four seropositive flocks by RT-PCR and ELISA, respective

SUBMITTER: Bouzalas IG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10223953 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature