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

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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

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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.