ABSTRACT
O objetivo do presente foi estimar a soroprevalência de anticorpos contra o vírus da EEE e da WEE utilizando como unidades de análise os eqüídeos e as propriedades rurais do tipo familiar do município de Uruará, PA. Os anticorpos contra o vírus das EEE e da WEE foram pesquisados pela microtécnica de soroneutralização. As seguintes prevalências de animais sororeatores para os diferentes vírus foram observadas: EEE 27,37% (IC 15,33 - 39,21%), WEE 1,05% (IC 0,06 - 6,78%). Para as propriedades obtivemos as seguintes prevalências: EEE 53,12% (IC 35,03 - 70,49%), WEE 3,12% (IC 0,16-18,00%).
The aim of this study was to verify the prevalence of herds with EEEV and WEEV infected animals, in Uruará municipal district, Pará State-Brazil. In view of that, the serum neutralization test was utilized. The following prevalence of positive herds were observed: 17 positive herds for EEEV out of 32 herds, therefore, prevalence is 53.12% (IC 35.03 - 70.49%). One positive herd was found for WEEV out of the 32 studied herds, thus performing 3.12% (IC 0.16 - 18.00%) prevalence. The prevalence of serum reactors animals were observed: 27,37% (IC 15,33 - 39,21 %), WEE 1,05% (IC 0,06 - 6,78%).
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Antibodies, Viral/isolation & purification , Encephalomyelitis, Eastern Equine/epidemiology , Encephalomyelitis, Western Equine/epidemiology , HorsesABSTRACT
Rotavirus is a worldwide etiologic agent of diarrhea, responsible for large economic losses. We studied the seroprevalence of antibodies to group A rotavirus in cattle in 67 smallholder farms from Uruará municipality, using counterimmunoelectroosmophoresis with the NCDV strain as a standard antigen. Prevalence of positive smallholder farms was 95.6-100 percent. Significant differences were seen between age groups when the seropositivity rose from the youngest to the oldest groups and between females and males older than 1 year, when the seropositivity was higher in the first group