Tropical Animal Health and Production

, Volume 43, Issue 4, pp 773–778 | Cite as

Seroprevalence of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis and bovine viral diarrhea virus type 1 and type 2 in non-vaccinated cattle herds in the Pacific Region of Central Costa Rica

  • Eran A. Raizman
  • Roman Pogranichniy
  • Maria Negron
  • Megan Schnur
  • Diego E. Tobar-Lopez
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Abstract

The objectives of this cross-sectional study were to estimate the seroprevalence of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR, BHV-1) and bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) in a population of non-vaccinated, double purpose, dairy and beef herds in the Pacific Region of Central Costa Rica. Blood samples were collected from a total of 496 animals from 35 herds. Sera were tested for antibodies against BHV-1(IBR) and BVDV types 1 and 2 using serum neutralization test. The average number of animals tested in each herd for each of the viruses was 14. Overall individual seroprevalence was 48%, 27%, and 19% for IBR, BVDV type 1, and BVDV type 2, respectively. Median within-herd seroprevalence for IBR, BVDV type 1 and type 2 were 43%, 27%, and 24%, respectively.

Keywords

Cattle Costa Rica Bovine viral diarrhea Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis Tropics Seroprevalence 
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Acknowledgment

The authors would like to thank Dr. Jose Urdaz for permitting us to adapt his questionnaire for our use in Costa Rica and to Dr. Oseto and Ms. Emily Shebish for their assistance with the fieldwork.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Eran A. Raizman
    • 1
  • Roman Pogranichniy
    • 1
    • 2
  • Maria Negron
    • 1
  • Megan Schnur
    • 2
  • Diego E. Tobar-Lopez
    • 3
  1. 1.Department of Comparative Pathobiology School of Veterinary MedicinePurdue UniversityWest LafayetteUSA
  2. 2.Indiana Animal Disease Diagnostic LaboratoryPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteUSA
  3. 3.Centro de Agriculturea Tropical Investigación y EnseñanzaTorrealbaCosta Rica

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