背景：西尼罗河病毒（WNV）和裂谷热病毒（RVFV）是蚊子传播的病毒性疾病。本研究的目的是调查不同哺乳动物物种（牛，马,山羊,绵羊和水牛）在土耳其北部。
方法：每只牛随机采集70只，马,绵羊,在土耳其北部，使用竞争性酶联免疫吸附测定（C-ELISA）分析了山羊和水牛的RVFV和WNV抗体的存在。
结果:没有动物对RVFV的抗体呈阳性。相比之下,在350个样品中的两个样品中发现了WNV抗体(0.57%)。
结论：这可能表明在土耳其北部不存在RVFV疾病。这是土耳其首次对RVFV进行血清学研究。
BACKGROUND: West Nile virus (WNV) and Rift Valley fever virus (
RVFV) are mosquito-borne viral diseases. The objective of this
study was to investigate the
RVFV and WNV infections as serologically in different mammalian species (cattle, horse, goat, sheep and water buffalo) in the northern Turkey.
METHODS: Blood samples randomly collected from 70 each cattle, horse, sheep, goat and water buffalo were analyzed for the presence of antibodies to RVFV and WNV using an competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (C-ELISA) in northern Turkey.
RESULTS: None of the animals were positive for antibodies to
RVFV. In contrast, WNV antibodies were found in two of 350 samples (0.57%).
CONCLUSIONS: This may suggest that the
RVFV disease is not present in northern Turkey.This is the first serological
study on
RVFV in Turkey.
