Abstract
ABSTRACT: Caprine herpesvirus 1 (CpHV-1) infection is associated with clinical manifestations related to animal age, with high mortality in kids and infertility in adults. Given the scarcity of research about the epidemiological situation of this infection in Brazilian flocks, we aimed to conduct a cross-sectional descriptive study to detect antibodies against CpHV-1 in goats in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Fifty-five male and female goats — kids and adult — were assessed in this study. Blood serum was analyzed by a commercial ELISA kit to detect antibodies against CpHV-1, which had not been used in Brazil before. No animals were reactive. Brazil lacks information about CpHV-1 infection in goat flocks. Continuing the study is crucial to understand the epidemiological situation of the disease and establish protocols for infection control.
Highlights
Caprine herpesvirus 1 (CpHV-1) infection is asso‐ ciated with clinical manifestations related to animal age, with high mortality in kids and infertility in adults
Inapparent infection is usually observed in adults, a few animals can show respiratory disorders, vulvovaginitis, balanoposthitis, infertility, and abortion in the second half of pregnancy (TARIGAN et al, 1987; TEMPESTA et al, 1999; PIPER et al, 2008)
The disease is important for small ruminant production, and given the scarcity of studies aimed at better understand‐ ing the epidemiological situation of this infection in Brazilian flocks, we sought to conduct a cross-sectional descriptive study of indirect detection of CpHV-1 in goats in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, using a commercial ELISA kit specific for CpHV-1 glycoprotein E peptides, which had not been used in the country before
Summary
Caprine herpesvirus 1 (CpHV-1) infection is asso‐ ciated with clinical manifestations related to animal age, with high mortality in kids and infertility in adults. Serological surveys of CpHV-1 have been carried out in a few Brazilian states, such as Paraíba (SILVA et al, 2013) and São Paulo (NOGUEIRA et al, 2010), where 89.1 and 16% of seroreactive animals were detected, respectively, by virus-neutralization test (VNT). The disease is important for small ruminant production, and given the scarcity of studies aimed at better understand‐ ing the epidemiological situation of this infection in Brazilian flocks, we sought to conduct a cross-sectional descriptive study of indirect detection of CpHV-1 in goats in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, using a commercial ELISA kit specific for CpHV-1 glycoprotein E peptides, which had not been used in the country before.
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