Vet Med - Czech, 2009, 54(4):191-193 | DOI: 10.17221/29/2009-VETMED

Pestivirus infections in cervids from the Czech Republic

K. Sedlak1, T. Girma2, J. Holejsovsky2
1 Department of Virology and Serology, State Veterinary Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
2 Institute of Tropics and Subtropics, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic

372 sera of cervids from the Czech Republic were examined for antibodies to the bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) and border disease virus (BDV) by competitive-inhibition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and for the presence of the BVDV by AgELISA. Antibodies to BVDV/BDV were found in 0.6% (two positive/305 tested) red deer (Cervus elaphus). BVDV/BDV antibodies were not found in four sika deer (Cervus Nippon) and 63 fallow deer (Dama dama). All serum samples were BVDV antigen negative. Our results confirmed that red deer in the Czech Republic are only rarely infected with Pestiviruses. This was the first survey of pestiviruses in farmed and wild cervids in the Czech Republic.

Keywords: bovine viral diarrhea virus; red deer; fallow deer; wildlife; prevalence; ELISA

Published: April 30, 2009  Show citation

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Sedlak K, Girma T, Holejsovsky J. Pestivirus infections in cervids from the Czech Republic. Vet Med - Czech. 2009;54(4):191-193. doi: 10.17221/29/2009-VETMED.
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