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Title: | Rotavirus-associated diarrhoea in buffalo calves in Sri Lanka |
Authors: | Sunil-Chandra, N.P. Mahalingam, S. |
Keywords: | Diarrhea Diarrhea-veterinary Buffaloes Antigens, Viral Rotavirus Rotavirus Infections Rotavirus Infections-epidemiology Rotavirus Infections-veterinary Sri Lanka-epidemiology |
Issue Date: | 1994 |
Publisher: | British Veterinary Association, Elseveir |
Citation: | Research in Veterinary Science. 1994; 56(3): 393-396. |
Abstract: | Faecal samples from 150 buffalo calves, one to 150 days old, located in various districts of Sri Lanka, were examined for group A rotavirus antigen by a screening enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Positive samples were confirmed by the blocking ELISA. In the calves studied 27.3 per cent were diarrhoeic, and the rest were non-diarrhoeic but were in contact with the animals showing diarrhoea. Antigen was detected in 36.6 per cent of the diarrhoeic animals and in 11.9 per cent of the non-diarrhoeic animals. There was a strong association between the presence of antigen in faeces and diarrhoea in these animals (chi 2 = 46.98; P < 0.001). Of the 146 serum samples examined for antirotaviral antibodies, by the blocking ELISA at a single serum dilution (1:20) against a constant dose of antigen (8 units), 68.5 per cent were positive indicating a widespread infection with the virus in the population studied. This is the first record of the detection of rotavirus and its association with diarrhoea in buffalo calves in Sri Lanka. |
Description: | Indexed in MEDICINE |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/17440 |
ISSN: | 0034-5288 (Print) 1532-2661 (Electronic) 0034-5288 (Linking) |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Articles |
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