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A Report on Bovine Ephemeral Fever Virus in Turkey: Antigenic Variations of Different Strains of EFV in the 1985 and 2012 Outbreaks Using Partial Glycoprotein Gene Sequences
Author(s) -
Oğuzoğlu T. Ç.,
Ertürk A.,
Çizmeci Ş. G.,
Koç B. T.,
Akça Y.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
transboundary and emerging diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.392
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1865-1682
pISSN - 1865-1674
DOI - 10.1111/tbed.12187
Subject(s) - outbreak , biology , virology , virus , subtropics , ephemeral key , vector (molecular biology) , gene , veterinary medicine , genetics , ecology , medicine , recombinant dna
Summary We described the aetiological agents of outbreaks of bovine ephemeral fever ( BEF ) that occurred in 1985 and 2012 in Turkey, and identify mutations in the viruses from both outbreaks. Outbreaks have emerged periodically every 4–5 years in the same regions in Turkey. Because these regions are located in a subtropical climatic zone, good conditions for vector populations exist. The results of this study show that the BEFV s from outbreaks in Turkey vary significantly. Effective prevention will require a vaccine that contains BEFV s from different genetic clusters.