Bovine virus diarrhea in camels: role of camels infected with bovine viral diarrifea virus in transmission of the disease [electronic resource].

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To study BVD in camels and to investigate the role played by camels in transmission of BVDV to cattle, 50 camels and 50 cattle in contact with these camels were examined clinically, serologically, virologically and biotechnologically. All used cattle were free from BVD at the beginning of the study as proved by first laboratory investigations. Clinical examination, an indirect ELISA, viral isolation and reverse transcription polymerize chain reaction (RT-PCR) were performed to each examined animal. An indirect ELISA, virus isolation and RT-PCR were carried out two times one month apart. Clinical examination exhibited no clinical signs in camels even in animals proved to be positive for presence of BVDV by one or more of previously mentioned tests (except two camels showed severe signs).

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