Kyle, Helena, 2007. Infection of rotavirus in dairy calves in south Vietnam. SLU, Dept. of Clinical Sciences (until 231231), Uppsala. Uppsala: SLU, Dept. of Clinical Sciences (until 231231)
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Abstract
Rotavirus A is a double stranded RNA commonly considered to cause diarrhoea in young calves. There is no specific treatment for the disease and it can become economically devastating to the farmer. In this investigation 120 faecal samples were collected from dairy calves in South Vietnam in order to estimate the occurrence and importance of rotavirus infection in the country. The samples were also used for a co-operating study of the protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium parvum. The calves were younger than two months old and both diarrhoeic and non diarrhoeic individuals were sampled. Half the samples were collected at state farms with herd sizes of several hundred cows and the other half were from household farms with 1 and 100 cows. The samples were analysed for presence of rotavirus A by ELISA.
18 samples were positive for rotavirus, 2 of these samples were co-infections with C. parvum. 17 of the positive samples were found in state farms. Only 2 samples in total were found positive in household farms.
45 samples out of 120 came from calves suffering from diarrhoea. Twelve samples from calves with rotavirus infection were identified as diarrhoeic, 2 of these were co-infected samples. The number of diarrhoeic samples free from infection of rotavirus indicates that also other enteropathogens are involved in causing diarrhoea in South Vietnam.
,Rotavirus A är ett dubbelsträngat RNA-virus som är en vanlig orsak till
kalvdiarré. Det finns ingen effektiv behandling för rotavirusinfektion och ett
sjukdomsutbrott kan bli ekonomiskt förödande för bonden. I denna studie
samlades 120 prover in från mjölkraskalvar i södra Vietnam för att undersöka
förekomsten av infektion med rotavirus. Proverna testades i en parallell studie
även för Cryptosporidium parvum. Kalvarna i studien var yngre än två månader,
och både kalvar med och utan diarré provtogs. Hälften av proverna togs på statligt
ägda gårdar med flera hundra kor medan den andra hälften var från
familjejordbruk med 1-100 kor. Proverna anlyserades med avseende på förekomst
av rotavirus med antigen-ELISA.
18 prover fanns vara positiva för rotavirus och i 3 av dessa prover påträffades
även C. parvum. Sjutton av de rotavirus- positiva proverna kom från statligt ägda
gårdar. Sammanlagt var endast 2 prover tagna på familjejordbruk positiva.
45 av de 120 proverna kom från kalvar med diarré. 12 av kalvarna med diarré var
positiva för rotavirus, och 2 av dessa var saminfektioner med C. parvum. Antalet
negativa prover från kalvar med diarré visar att andra patogener troligen är
vanliga inslag i infektionspanoramat vid kalvdiarré i södra Vietnam.
Main title: | Infection of rotavirus in dairy calves in south Vietnam |
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Authors: | Kyle, Helena |
Supervisor: | Björkman, Camilla |
Examiner: | UNSPECIFIED |
Series: | Examensarbete / Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, Fakulteten för veterinärmedicin och husdjursvetenskap, Veterinärprogrammet |
Volume/Sequential designation: | 2007:60 |
Year of Publication: | 2007 |
Level and depth descriptor: | Other |
Student's programme affiliation: | 3050A Veterinary Medicine Programme (admitted before July 1, 2007) 330 HEC |
Supervising department: | (VH) > Dept. of Clinical Sciences (until 231231) |
Keywords: | calf diarrhoea, rotavirus, Vietnam |
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-8897 |
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-8897 |
Subject. Use of subject categories until 2023-04-30.: | ?? 7042 ?? Veterinary science and hygiene - General aspects |
Language: | English |
Deposited On: | 16 Nov 2017 13:07 |
Metadata Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2017 13:07 |
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