Detection of complement fixing and haemagglutinating inhibiting antibodies against Rift Valley Fever virus in sera of domestic animals in Qalyubia Governorate

Abstract: In this study, complement fixation and then agglutination tests were inhibition performed on 900 animal sera .
1) The higher frequency of occurrence of antibodies was recorded in sheep sera (33.33%) , followed by cattle (22%) , buffaloe (14%) , camel (7.33%) , goat (6%) and lastly equine (5.33%) . the differences between these figures were statistically significavt.
2) the most affected area was generally , shebin El kanatter , where the percentage of RVF, CF antibodies was (28.46) followed by EL khanka (17.14) , mostorod (15.20) , tookh (13.57) , El khanka EL khairia (8.67) and lastly shoubra el khema (7.69) . these differences were found to be statistically significant.
3) the percentage of RVF , CF antibodies were (19) in adult animal sera and (7) in animals under 2 years of age and this difference was statistically significant .
Publication year 1983
Availability location معهد بحوث الامصال واللقاحات البيطرية ش السكة البيضاء - العباسية - القاهرة
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Country Egypt
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Agris Categories Animal diseases
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Agglutinins. Antibodies. Domestic animals. Egypt. Rift valley fever virus.
Publication Type Master Thesis