Serological evidence of equine arteritis virus in donkeys in South Africa
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Barnard, B.J.H.
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Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute
Abstract
This paper reports the first serological evidence of exposure of donkeys to equine arteritis virus.
Seven hundred and thirty-four serum samples collected between 1989 and 1992 from donkeys in
different areas of South Africa were examined for the presence of antibodies against this virus by a
microneutralization test Seventeen percent of serum samples tested positive. The distribution of
seropositive animals varied from none in the western Cape Province and the Transvaal Highveld to
30% in the northern Transvaal. The country-wide distribution of serologically positive donkeys
suggests a longstanding presence of the virus in South Africa.
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Veterinary medicine
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Paweska, JT & Barnard, BJH 1993, 'Serological evidence of equine arteritis virus in donkeys in South Africa’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 60, no. 2, pp. 155-158.