SEROLOGICAL SCREENING FOR SOME VIRAL DISEASES ANTIBODIES IN CAMEL SERA IN EGYPT

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Animal Health Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Giza, Egypt

Abstract

Serum samples collected from 91 imported camels in quarantine centre at Seuz and 78 camels at Cairo slaughter house were investigated for the presence of some viral disease antibodies using Haemagglutination Inhibition (HI) and Liquid Phase Blocking Sandwich (LPBSE). The results proved the presence of antibodies against Parainfluenza-3 (PI-3), Rift valley Fever (RVF) and foot and Mouth (FMD) at 72.78%, 68.63% and 24.26% of the tested sera, respectively .