Infection of bovine immunodeficiency virus and bovine leukemia virus in water buffalo and cattle populations in Pakistan

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作者
Meas, S
Seto, J
Sugimoto, C
Bakhsh, M
Riaz, M
Sato, T
Naeem, K
Ohashi, K
Onuma, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Hokkaido Univ, Grad Sch Vet Med, Dept Dis Control, Infect Dis Lab, Sapporo, Hokkaido 0600818, Japan
[2] Livestock & Dairy Dev Dept Govt Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
[3] Japan Int Cooperat Agcy, Expert Anim Hlth, Islamabad, Pakistan
[4] Natl Agr Res Ctr, Islamabad, Pakistan
关键词
bovine immunodeficiency virus; bovine leukemia virus; water buffalo;
D O I
10.1292/jvms.62.329
中图分类号
S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
学科分类号
0906 ;
摘要
A survey of antibodies to bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV) known as bovine lentivirus and bovine leukemia virus (BLV) was conducted with samples from water buffalo and cattle populations in Pakistan. A total of 370 water buffaloes and 76 cattle were tested, and 10.3% and 15.8%, respectively, were found positive for anti-BIV p26 antibodies determined by Western blotting, while 0.8% of water buffaloes and no cattle were positive for anti-BLV antibodies determined by immunodiffusion test. BIV-seropositive water buffaloes and cattle were found to have BIV proviral DNA in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells determined by nested polymerase chain reaction. This is the first report of BIV infections in water buffaloes.
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