Surveillance of Batai Virus in Bovines from Germany
Author(s) -
Miriam Hofmann,
Anke Wiethölter,
Irena Blaha,
Hanna Jöst,
Patrick Heinemann,
Maria Lehmann,
Thomas D. Miller,
Dániel Cadar,
Tohru Yanase,
Nils Kley,
Martin Eiden,
Martin H. Groschup,
Jonas SchmidtChanasit
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical and vaccine immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.649
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1556-6811
pISSN - 1556-679X
DOI - 10.1128/cvi.00082-15
Subject(s) - seroprevalence , virology , antibody , transmission (telecommunications) , veterinary medicine , virus , biology , serology , medicine , immunology , electrical engineering , engineering
To estimate the veterinary importance of Batai virus (BATV), we investigated the presence of BATV-specific antibodies and BATV RNA in 548 bovines from southwest Germany, and we demonstrated that 3 cattle serum samples contained BATV-neutralizing antibodies, resulting in a seroprevalence of 0.55%. Thus, our results confirm local transmission and indicate cattle as potential hosts of BATV in southwest Germany.
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