Effect of some factors on prevalence of FMDV antigen in both cattle and buffaloes in Egypt

Abstract

The present study was carried out for detection and identification of the isolated FMDV from infected tissue samples using serotyping antigen detection ELISA kit (IZSLER ELISA Kit).Thirty six lesion samples were collected from different localities (Menofia, Gharbia, Kalyoubia, Giza and Sharquia governorates) during the period from May 2014 to July 2015.The obtained results indicated that clinically, unvaccinated infected cattle in Gharbia governorate 2014were positive to FMDV infection serotype O. Samples collected from infected, vaccinated cattle and buffaloes in Kalyoubia governorate during 2015 were positive to FMDV infection serotype O. Clinically infected cattle and buffaloes in Menofia governorate during 2015 seven samples were positive to FMDV infection, which serotyped as five samples were serotype O & two samples were SAT-2. Clinically infected cattle and buffaloes in Giza governorate during 2015 sixteen samples were positive to FMDV infection, which eight samples from them serotyped as SAT-2 & seven samples from them were serotype O & one of them was serotyped A. Clinically infected un vaccinated cattle in Sharquia governorate 2015 three samples were positive to FMDV infection serotype A. We concluded that large number of both vaccinated and un vaccinated animals in these governorates affected by FMDV infection by its different serotypes in the period of the study, and there are different factors affecting prevalence of FMDV as (age, state of vaccination, type of vaccination, sex, season and species).

Pathological Studies on Foot and Mouth disease at Kaluobia Governorate

“…The results of RT-PCR revealed FMD virus serotype O in the examined sample which has been responsible for many recent outbreaks in Egypt as reported by Ibrahim, et al (2014) and also by Aidaros, et al (2016) who found that the most prevalent serotype was (O) in Gharbia and Kaluabiagovernorates during 2014-2015. However, the involvement of other virus strains such as A and SAT2 were previously isolated in Egypt by El-Ashmawy, et al (2013), El-Bayoumy, et al (2014) and Ali, et al (2016).…”