SEROPREVALENCE OF CRIMEAN CONGO HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER IN BOVINE IN MIDDLE GUJARAT
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2020
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Department of Veterinary Medicine College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University, Anand
Abstract
Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a zoonotic viral disease that is asymptomatic in infected animals, but a serious threat to the humans health. Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever virus belongs to family Bunyaviridae, Genus Nairovirus. The present study was carried out to study the prevalence of CCHF virus infection in bovine. In this study total 733 serum samples of bovine were collected for ELISA test and serum biochemical analysis and 122 ticks were collected for morphological identification from the prone and non-prone area of the Gujarat. The information on epidemiological parameter such as age, sex, breed, housing pattern and body condition score etc. was collected.