Open AccessFirst seroprevalence investigation of epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus in Libya
Author(s) -
Abdusalam Mahmoud,
Maria Luisa Danzetta,
Daria Di Sabatino,
Massimo Spedicato,
Zakaria Alkhatal,
Abdunaser Dayhum,
F. Tolari,
Mario Forzan,
Maurizio Mazzei,
Giovanni Savini
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
open veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2226-4485
pISSN - 2218-6050
DOI - 10.5455/ovj.2021.v11.i2.15
Subject(s) - seroprevalence , epizootic , virology , disease , medicine , virus , biology , immunology , pathology , antibody , serology
Epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) is a vector-borne viral disease of domestic and wild ruminants. Epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) is transmitted by Culicoides spp. EHDV is a member of the Orbivirus genus within the Reoviridae family. It shares many morphological and structural characteristics with other members of the genus, such as the bluetongue virus, African horse sickness virus, and equine encephalosis virus.