A Large-Scale Outbreak of Bovine Ephemeral Fever in Turkey, 2012

Regional cases of bovine ephemeral fever (BEF) were documented previously in Turkey. Previous cases were confirmed in South-East Turkey with low cow mortality. Recent BEF-suspected outbreaks with high mortality were documented in many regions of Turkey in 2012. The aim of study was the epidemiologic...

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Published in:Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 2013, Vol.75(11), pp.1511-1514
Main Authors: TONBAK, Sukru, BERBER, Engin, YORUK, Mustafa Deniz, AZKUR, Ahmet Kursat, PESTIL, Zuleyha, BULUT, Hakan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antibodies, Viral - blood
Base Sequence
bovine ephemeral fever
bovine ephemeral fever virus
Cattle
Disease Outbreaks - veterinary
Ephemeral Fever - epidemiology
Ephemeral Fever - virology
Ephemeral Fever Virus, Bovine - genetics
Ephemeral Fever Virus, Bovine - isolation & purification
GTP-Binding Proteins - chemistry
GTP-Binding Proteins - genetics
Molecular Sequence Data
outbreak
Phylogeny
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction - veterinary
RNA, Viral - chemistry
RNA, Viral - genetics
RT-PCR
Sequence Alignment
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Turkey - epidemiology
Virology
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Summary:Regional cases of bovine ephemeral fever (BEF) were documented previously in Turkey. Previous cases were confirmed in South-East Turkey with low cow mortality. Recent BEF-suspected outbreaks with high mortality were documented in many regions of Turkey in 2012. The aim of study was the epidemiological examination of the outbreak and molecular characterization of the viruses detected from the outbreak. For this reason, blood samples were collected from BEF-suspected outbreak regions. From the results of RT-PCR, high rate of BEF-suspected samples (48/60 or 80%) was found positive for BEF virus (BEFV) RNA. The nucleotide sequences of the G1 region of G gene of BEFV in the current study during the 2012 outbreak were grouped into cluster II of BEFV. It was suggested that BEFV may be spread out to other neighbor countries in the future years.
ISSN:0916-7250
1347-7439
DOI:10.1292/jvms.13-0085