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Survey on Antibody against Parapoxvirus among Cattle in Japan
Author(s) -
Sentsui Hiroshi,
Inoshima Yasuo,
Minami Akihiro,
Yamamoto Yasunori,
Murakami Kenji,
Shimizu Shinya
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2000.tb01248.x
Subject(s) - biology , virology , antibody , ouchterlony double immunodiffusion , immunodiffusion , antibody response , virus , veterinary medicine , immunology , medicine , antiserum
A seroepidemiological survey was performed on antibody against parapoxvirus among cattle in Japan using the agar gel immunodiffusion test and enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay. A total 1,819 sera were collected from cattle in various parts of Japan for the survey. The positive rates were in the range of 40 to 98%, and the reactors increased gradually in number with advancing age. These results indicate that parapoxvirus infection is already prevalent among cattle in Japan. It remains to be elucidated, however, whether the antibodies detected have been produced by infection of the same virus or other viruses that belong to the genus parapoxvirus.