STUDIES ON PREVALENCE OF RINDERPEST AND PESTS DES PETITS RUMINANTS ANTIBODIES IN CAMEL SERA IN EGYPT

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Vet.Med.Dept. Fac. Vet.Med. Cairo Univ.

2 Virology Dept. Animal Health Research Institute Dokki,Giza.

Abstract

Cross serum neutralization test was Performed on 142 camel sera obtained from camels at Cairo abattoir. Seventeen out of the 142 sera were positive to RPV (11.9%), and, 6 sera were positive to PPRV (4.2%). Most of the positive sera showed cross reaction between RP and PPR viruses.

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