Document 0017
 DOCN  M95A0017
 TI    Seroprevalence of bovine immunodeficiency-virus (BIV) antibodies in the
       cattle population in Germany.
 DT    9510
 AU    Muluneh A; Institute of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty
       of; Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig.
 SO    Zentralbl Veterinarmed [B]. 1994 Dec;41(10):679-84. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/95321030
 AB    Serum samples from 380 cattle were analysed for the presence of bovine
       immunodeficiency-virus (BIV) antibodies by focus immunoassay
       (cell-ELISA) and immunofluorescence assay (IFA). All specimens
       originated from dairy farms in the eastern part of Germany, which had
       been randomly collected during the period 1989-1991. The cattle were
       clinically healthy and free of bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) and
       bovine-virus diarrhoea-virus (BVDV) antibodies. Infection of cell lines
       with BIV was monitored by syncytia formation, cell-ELISA, and
       immunofluorescence. The seroprevalence of BIV antibodies was 6.6%, as
       determined by cell-ELISA. Comparison of IFA and cell-ELISA showed that
       all IFA positive sera were also positive in cell-ELISA. However,
       additional sera were reactive only in cell-ELISA. This first report
       suggests that BIV infection may cause minor problems in German cattle,
       while BIV is present in a similar prevalence to that reported from other
       countries.
 DE    Animal  Antibodies, Viral/*BLOOD  Cattle  Cattle Diseases/*EPIDEMIOLOGY
       Germany/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Immunodeficiency Virus, Bovine/*IMMUNOLOGY
       Lentivirus Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*VETERINARY  Prevalence
       Seroepidemiologic Methods  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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