Serological survey on the prevalence of bovine herpes 1 [BHV1] in domestic animals in Egypt

ABSTRACT

A total of 16651 serum samples were collected over a period of 3 years from cattle [5056], buffaloes [3678], sheep [4578], goats [3168] and camel [171] representing ten Governorates in Upper and Lower Egypt. These serum samples were screened by serum neutralization test [SNT] in a final dilution of 18. The incidence of BHV[1] positive serum reactors were 19, 15.4, 17, 19.4, 13.5% in the tested sera of cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats and camel respectively. The percentages denote the prevalence of BHV[1], infection since no policy of vaccination against BHV[1] has been adopted