Surveillance of Batai virus in bovines from Germany

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%. Th...

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Published in:Clinical and vaccine immunology 2015-06, Vol.22 (6), p.672-673
Main Authors: Hofmann, Miriam, Wiethölter, Anke, Blaha, Irena, Jöst, Hanna, Heinemann, Patrick, Lehmann, Maria, Miller, Thomas, Cadar, Daniel, Yanase, Tohru, Kley, Nils, Eiden, Martin, Groschup, Martin, Schmidt-Chanasit, Jonas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antibodies, Neutralizing - blood
Antibodies, Viral - blood
Batai virus
Bunyamwera virus - immunology
Bunyamwera virus - isolation & purification
Bunyaviridae Infections - epidemiology
Bunyaviridae Infections - veterinary
Bunyaviridae Infections - virology
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - epidemiology
Cattle Diseases - virology
Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology
Epidemiological Monitoring
Germany - epidemiology
RNA, Viral - blood
Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1556-6811
1556-679X
DOI:10.1128/CVI.00082-15