Serological survey for antibodies against selected infectious agents amongfallow deer (Dama dama) in central Italy

Citation
V. Cuteri et al., Serological survey for antibodies against selected infectious agents amongfallow deer (Dama dama) in central Italy, J VET MED B, 46(8), 1999, pp. 545-549
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Medicine/Animal Health
Journal title
JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE SERIES B-INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND VETERINARYPUBLIC HEALTH
ISSN journal
09311793 → ACNP
Volume
46
Issue
8
Year of publication
1999
Pages
545 - 549
Database
ISI
SICI code
0931-1793(199910)46:8<545:SSFAAS>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Sera were collected from 224 fallow deer (Dama dama) in reserves in central Italy. Samples were tested for antibodies against Chlamydia spp., Brucella spp. and Coxiella spp. with the complement Fixation (CF) test. Indirect im munofluorescence was used to test for antibodies against Borrelia spp. and agglutination tests were conducted for Leptospira interrogans antibodies. E nzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) rests were used to detect antibodi es against bovine herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1) and bovine viral diarrhoea virus (B VDV). All samples were negative for antibodies against Brucella spp., L. in terrogans, Coxiella spp. and BHV-1. Four samples (1.8 %) had antibodies aga inst Chlamydia spp., nine (4 %) against Borrelia spp. and 10 (4.5 %) agains t BVDV These results indicate that fallow deer in central Italy have a low rate of exposure to pathogens typical of domestic livestock.