First detection of bovine viral diarrhoea virus type 2 in cattle in Spain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) is a member of the genus Pestivirus that belongs to the family Flaviviridae. BVDV is found worldwide in cattle population and causes significant economic losses to the dairy and beef industries. Two distinct genotypes of BVDV exist: BVDV type 1 (BVDV-1) and BVDV type 2 (BVDV-2).

Objective

The aim of the present study was to investigate retrospectively the presence of BVDV-2 in Spain.

Results

With this objective, 47 blood samples that had tested positive in an ELISA for BVDV antigen were selected. Samples had been submitted by practitioners to the Diagnostic Service of NEIKER. The 18 herds of origin were all located in the northern half of Spain. BVDV positive samples were genotyped by reverse transcription-PCR. BVDV-1 was

SUBMITTER: Aduriz G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4567162 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature