Author(s): Esteves, Fernando ; Mesquita, João ; Vala, Helena ; Abreu-Silva, Joana ; van der Poel, Wim H M ; Nascimento, Maria S J
Date: 2016
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/3142
Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Viseu
Subject(s): Arbovirus; ELISA; Schmallenberg virus; Seroprevalence; Sheep
Between November and December of 2014, a serosurvey was set up to evaluate the presence of Schmallenberg virus (SBV) antibodies in sheep of Portugal. Sera (n = 1068) were tested using an indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ID Screen(®) Schmallenberg virus indirect, IDvet Innovative Diagnostics, Montpellier, France). The estimated occurrence of immunogobulin G (IgG) antibodies against SBV in sheep of Portugal was 12.8% (95% confidence interval 11.0-15.0%). This is the first study reporting the presence of SBV antibodies in sheep of Portugal.
