Prevalence of rotavirus (GARV) and coronavirus (BCoV) associated with neonatal diarrhea in calves in western Algeria
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
; (12): 318-322, 2014.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-672878
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To study the prevalence of bovine group A rotavirus (GARV) and bovine coronavirus (BCoV) in diarrheic feces from calves and the sensitive’s parameters such as age group and sex.Methods:
Feces samples from 82 diarrheic dairy calves from farms around Tiaret (Western Algeria) were collected. These samples were tested by ELISA assay.Results:
The present study demonstrates that the both BCoV and GARV are involved in the (12.2% alone and 2.43% associated with bovine coronavirus) and 20.73% (18.3% alone and 2.43%associated with GARV), respectively.Conclusions:
The results showed that the prevalence of rotavirus and coronavirus infection are 14.63%neonatal calves’ diarrhea, where the frequency of BCoV is clearly higher than that of GARV.
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Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Diarrhea
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Neglected Diseases
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article