Seroepidemiologic survey on West Nile Virus, Equine Infectious Anemia Virus, Equine Arteritis Virus and Influenza A Virus in the stables of Tehran and Alborz province

Subject Areas : clinical veterinary science

S.M Mirsaeedi Farahani ¹ , آریا Badiei ² , علیرضا Shaghayagh ³ , رویا Sadri ⁴ , مهدی Loghmani ⁵ , پیمان Hosamy ⁶ , احمد Ahmadi ⁷ , R. Balali ⁸ , علیرضا Jamali ⁹ , فرهاد Moosakhani ¹⁰

1 - Graduated from Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
2 - Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
3 - Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
4 - Department of Animal Viral Diseases Research and Diagnosis, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Karaj, Iran
5 - Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
6 - Graduated from Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
7 - Graduated from Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
8 - Graduated from Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
9 - Technical deputy of Alborz province veterinary directorate, Karaj, Iran
10 - Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

Received: 2016-12-18 Accepted : 2016-12-18 Published : 2014-09-23

Keywords: West Nile Virus, Influenza A Virus, Equine Infectious Anemia Virus, Equine Arteritis Virus, , Seroepidemiology,

Abstract :

A seroepidemiological study to detect the presence of the antibodies against West Nile Virus(WNV), Influenza AVirus, Equine Infectious Anemia Virus (EIA) and Equine Arteritis Virus (EAV) was done in Tehran and Alborzprovince, Iran from April 2011 to July 2012. The objective of this study was to determine the serological statusof the most important viruses in horse. Serum samples were collected from stable horses throughout Tehran andAlborz province. Out Of 126 samples, 3 (2.38%), 1 (0.79%), 37 (29.36%), 85(67.46%) were seropositive forWNV, EIA, EAV and Influenza A Virus, respectively. The results revealed that antibodies against WNV, EIA andEAV were present in Tehran and Alborz province; meanwhile,previous exposure to WNV, EIA and EAV mightnot have occurred in Iran due to low percentages ofWNV and EIA seropositive cases and medium percentage ofEAV seropositive results. Seropositivecases of WNV, EIA and EAV were as same as other reports. Since highpercentages of Influenza Aseropositive results, the agent is likely circulating in Iran