A retrospective study of Rift Valley fever in Saudi Arabia

A retrospective study was undertaken to examine domestic ruminant sera for Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus antibodies. The sera were collected between 1992 and 1995 from cattle, sheep and goats from various locations in Saudi Arabia. The standard capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay system was em...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics) 2003-12, Vol.22 (3), p.867-871
Hauptverfasser:	Al-Afaleq, A I, Abu Elzein, E M E, Mousa, S M, Abbas, A M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Antibodies, Viral - blood Cattle Cattle Diseases - epidemiology Disease Outbreaks - veterinary Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - veterinary Goat Diseases - epidemiology Goats Retrospective Studies Rift Valley Fever - epidemiology Rift Valley Fever - veterinary Rift Valley fever virus - immunology Saudi Arabia - epidemiology Sheep Sheep Diseases - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	A retrospective study was undertaken to examine domestic ruminant sera for Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus antibodies. The sera were collected between 1992 and 1995 from cattle, sheep and goats from various locations in Saudi Arabia. The standard capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay system was employed to detect specific RVF antibodies in the animals and the results indicated an absence of RVF antibodies. This finding confirms the assumption that Saudi Arabia was free from RVF up until at least 1995 and most probably before the 2000 epidemic. The finding also confirms that RVF was not endemic in Saudi Arabia.
ISSN:	0253-1933
DOI:	10.20506/rst.22.3.1436