Seroprevalence of Rift Valley fever and lumpy skin disease in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the Kruger National Park and Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa

dc.contributor.authorFagbo, Shamsudeen
dc.contributor.authorCoetzer, Jacobus A.W.
dc.contributor.authorVenter, Estelle Hildegard
dc.contributor.emailestelle.venter@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-27T07:41:43Z
dc.date.available2015-01-27T07:41:43Z
dc.date.issued2014-10-16
dc.description.abstractRift Valley fever and lumpy skin disease are transboundary viral diseases endemic in Africa and some parts of the Middle East, but with increasing potential for global emergence. Wild ruminants, such as the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer), are thought to play a role in the epidemiology of these diseases. This study sought to expand the understanding of the role of buffalo in the maintenance of Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) and lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) by determining seroprevalence to these viruses during an inter-epidemic period. Buffaloes from the Kruger National Park (n = 138) and Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (n = 110) in South Africa were sampled and tested for immunoglobulin G (IgG) and neutralising antibodies against LSDV and RVFV using an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (I-ELISA) and the serum neutralisation test (SNT). The I-ELISA for LSDV and RVFV detected IgG antibodies in 70 of 248 (28.2%) and 15 of 248 (6.1%) buffaloes, respectively. Using the SNT, LSDV and RVFV neutralising antibodies were found in 5 of 66 (7.6%) and 12 of 57 (21.1%), respectively, of samples tested. The RVFV I-ELISA and SNT results correlated well with previously reported results. Of the 12 SNT RVFV-positive sera, three (25.0%) had very high SNT titres of 1:640. Neutralising antibody titres of more than 1:80 were found in 80.0% of the positive sera tested. The LSDV SNT results did not correlate with results obtained by the I-ELISA and neutralising antibody titres detected were low, with the highest (1:20) recorded in only two buffaloes, whilst 11 buffaloes (4.4%) had evidence of co-infection with both viruses. Results obtained in this study complement other reports suggesting a role for buffaloes in the epidemiology of these diseases during inter-epidemic periods.en_ZA
dc.description.librariantm2015en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.jsava.co.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationFagbo, S., Coetzer, J.A.W. & Venter, E.H., 2014, ‘Seroprevalence of Rift Valley fever and lumpy skin disease in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the Kruger National Park and Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa’, Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 85(1), Art. #1075, 7 pages. http:// dx.doi.org/10.4102/jsava. v85i1.1075.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0038-2809 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2224-9435 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/jsava. v85i1.1075
dc.identifier.other7003904650
dc.identifier.otherO-6953-2014
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/43435
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS OpenJournals Publishingen_ZA
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dc.rights© 2014. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectAfrican buffalo (Syncerus caffer)en_ZA
dc.subjectRift Valley fever virus (RVFV)en_ZA
dc.subjectLumpy skin disease virus (LSDV)en_ZA
dc.subjectKruger National Park (South Africa)en_ZA
dc.subjectHluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (South Africa)en_ZA
dc.titleSeroprevalence of Rift Valley fever and lumpy skin disease in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the Kruger National Park and Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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