Detection of antibodies to bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV)‎ disease in imported camels (Camelus dromedarius)‎

الملخص EN

This serological study was carried out to detect antibodies in dromedary camels against BVD virus in Aswan governorate.

A total of 92 serum samples, were collected from camels from Abo-Sembel Quarantine in Aswan governorate and examined for BVDV antibodies, using the indirect ELISA.

Twenty five of the 92 camels (27.2%) were positive for BVDV antibodies.

This study indicated an increased frequency of infection rate with increasing age of camels, as it was 32.4 % in age group from 5- 10 years and 9.5 % in 1-5 years old, and the degree of positivity varied from one positive to five positive.