Serosurveillance of Viral Diseases in Korean Native Goats (Capra hircus)

Abstract

ABSTRACT. A total of 804 goat sera were collected from 144 goat farms in five regions of South Korea during a period between 2005 and 2006 and screened for the antibodies of viral pathogens in ruminants. The individual seropositive rates for each virus were 13.7% (110/ 804) for bovine herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1), 9.5% (76/804) for bovine parainfluenza type-3 virus (PI-3V), 5.5% (44/804) for Akabane virus (AKAV), 13.3% (107/804) for Aino virus (AINV), 2.0% (16/804) for Chuzan virus (CHUV) and 1.0% (8/804) for bovine coronavirus (BCoV). Compared with other areas, Chungcheong Province showed higher seropositive rates of 13.6% for PI-3V, 22.3% for AKAV and 28.2% for AINV. The results indicate that among the six viral diseases, BHV-1 infection is quite prevalent, while BCoV infection is less prevalent on domestic goat farms in Gyeongsang and Jeonla Provinces.

Shared Bacterial and Viral Respiratory Agents in Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis), Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries), and Goats (Capra hircus) in Montana

“…There was evidence of seroconversion for BRSV and PI-3 among domestic sheep and goats that were sampled twice. Parainfluenza-3 and BRSV (or reported as RSV) have been associated with respiratory disease in bighorn sheep, and domestic sheep and goats [36, 65, 68, 69]. However, antibodies to these agents were also present in apparently healthy animals in these references and others [22, 36, 70–72].…”

Global health

“…In addition, co-infections with other arboviruses occurred relatively frequently: Akabane disease and Ephemeral fever 25.5 %; Akabane and Chuzan virus 3.5 %; Akabane and Aino virus 1.2 %. In similar studies, 5.5 % out of 804 sera of goats and 3.8 % out of 497 sera of horses showed AKAV-antibodies with low titers (Yang et al, 2008a, b). In Turkey, west of the Bosporus, AKAV was detected in cattle sera (Karaoglu et al, 2007).…”

Infectious Causes of Reproductive Disorders in Cattle

“…The Akabane virus is a member of the genus Bunyaviridae. It falls under the Simbu group, which now includes four other distinct viruses that also infect the biting midge Culicoides brevitarsis and livestock [25,26]. This virus causes abortions in cattle and congenital abnormalities in calves born of infected cows.…”

“…The virus was subsequently implicated in an episoed of congenital abnormalities with the hydranencephaly-cerebellar hypoplasia syndrome among calves in the Kyushu district, from autumn 1985 through spring 1986 [28]. This virus has been associated with various haematophagous arthropod vectors and large mammals, principally cattle, in many parts of the world, including Asia, Australia, and Africa [26,29,30]. Although the virus seems to be involved in the occurrence of abortion and congenital malformations in cattle, its pathogenic importance remains unknown.…”

“…Viruses of the genus Orthobunyavirus are widely distributed in tropical areas of the world, and some of them have been shown to induce symptomatic or asymptomatic illnesses in animals [26,31]. The teratogenic potential of the Aino virus in cattle, which are their natural vertebrate hosts, has been documented in several regions.…”