Abstract
Respiratory viral infections are known for serious economic losses in ruminants. Bovine parain-fluenza 3 virus (bPI-3V) a member of Respirovirus genus in association with other respiratory viruses causes respiratory disease complex in ruminants. The aim of this study was to estimate the seroprevalence of bPI-3V in non vaccinated cattle, sheep and goats from Grenada. Sera were collected randomly from 60 sheep, 60 goats and 60 cattle from all six parishes of Grenada. Sera were tested for antibodies to bPI-3V using an indirect Enzyme Linked Immunosorbant Assay (ELISA) kit. Antibodies to bPI-3V were detected in 13.4% (Confidence Level (CL): 95%; Confidence Interval (CI): 4.76% to 22.02%) in cattle; 16.7% (CL: 95%; CI: 7.26% to 26.14%) in sheep and 11.7% (CL: 95%; CI: 3.57% to 19.83%) in goats. There was statistically no significant difference in prevalence (p > 0.05) of antibodies to bPI-3V in cattle, sheep and goats in Grenada. This is the first report on seroprevalence of bPI-3V in ruminants in Grenada, West Indies.
Highlights
Bovine Parainfluenza-3 virus is in the genus Respirovirus of the subfamily Paramyxovirinae, order Mononegavirales, of the family Paramyxoviridae
As far as we are aware, there is no published report on the presence of Bovine Parainfluenza-3 virus (bPI-3V) infection of ruminants in the Caribbean region. The aim of this project was to estimate the prevalence of antibodies to bPI-3V in ruminants of Grenada
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbant Assay (ELISA) was used in present serology work for bPI-3V antibody detection in ruminants
Summary
Bovine Parainfluenza-3 virus (bPI-3V) is in the genus Respirovirus of the subfamily Paramyxovirinae, order Mononegavirales, of the family Paramyxoviridae. (2016) Seroprevalence of Bovine Parainfluenza Virus Type 3 (bPI-3V) in Ruminants from Grenada. Abinanti et al [5] reported bPI-3 antibodies in a wide geographical distribution in cattle in the USA. Reports of bPI-3 infection in bovines are available from Nigeria [6], Turkey [7] [8], India [9], Canada [10], Iran [11] [12], Lithuania [13], Saudi Arabia [14] [15], Mexico [16] [17], Brazil [18], Syria [19] and France [20].
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