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Serological characteristics of affected cattle during an outbreak of bovine enzootic encephalomyelitis caused by Akabane virus

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During an outbreak of bovine enzootic encephalomyelitis caused by the Akabane virus (AKAV) in 2010, 210 serum samples were collected from the affected cattle, and serological investigations for the AKAV were performed using a serum neutralization test (SNT) and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The seropositive rates for SNT and ELISA were 90.0 and 85.2 %, respectively. The titers of SNT (log2) against the AKAV were higher than 4.0 in the highly affected cattle (80.0 %). This finding indicates that most affected cattle were infected with the AKAV and that strong immune responses against this virus were elicited in affected cattle. The strong immune response to the AKAV in cattle may provide insight into the occurrence of bovine encephalomyelitis caused by the AKAV.

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This study was supported by a grant from the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs in Anyang, Republic of Korea.

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  1. Animal Disease Diagnostic Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, 480 Anyang-6-Dong, Anyang, 430-824, Republic of Korea

    Jae-Ku Oem, Yeon-Hee Kim, Seong-Hee Kim, Myoung-Heon Lee & Kyoung-Ki Lee

  2. Viral Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Animal Disease Diagnostic Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, 480 Anyang-6-Dong, Anyang, 430-824, Republic of Korea

    Kyoung-Ki Lee

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Oem, JK., Kim, YH., Kim, SH. et al. Serological characteristics of affected cattle during an outbreak of bovine enzootic encephalomyelitis caused by Akabane virus. Trop Anim Health Prod 46, 261–263 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-013-0468-2

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