Open AccessAnemia infecciosa equina em equídeos de área urbana do município de Monte Mor, região metropolitana de Campinas, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil
Author(s) -
André Antonio Cutolo,
Vera Lucia N Gonçalves,
Luiz de Macedo Correzola,
Mônica Fagundes Klein Gunnewiek
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
semina. ciências agrárias
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1679-0359
pISSN - 1676-546X
DOI - 10.5433/1679-0359.2014v35n3p1377
Subject(s) - equine infectious anemia , anemia , ouchterlony double immunodiffusion , serology , veterinary medicine , biology , environmental health , virology , geography , medicine , virus , antibody , immunology , antiserum
Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) is a chronic viral disease, caused by a Lentivirus from Retroviridae family. It is primarily transmitted by arthropod vectors during bloodfeeding. It is an infectious, incurable and difficult to control disease, being considered an important obstacle to horse breeding in Brazil. As part of the municipal equine health program of Monte Mor county, a total of 64 animals were evaluated through serology for the presence of antibodies against EIA virus, using agar gel immunodiffusion test. Three animals were serologically reagent resulting in a local occurrence of 4.7%. Due to the significant use of horses as working and recreational animals in urban areas, it is mandatory that public authorities set up policies of responsible ownership and zoonoses control involving equine populations, aiming both animal welfare improvement and human health protection.\u