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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)
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