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. 1985 Jun;94(3):357–363. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400061593

A preliminary survey of the epidemiology of bluetongue in Costa Rica and northern Colombia.

E J Homan, H Lorbacher de Ruiz, A P Donato, W P Taylor, T M Yuill
PMCID: PMC2129482  PMID: 2989360

Abstract

Recent evidence of bluetongue (BT) virus infection of livestock in scattered localities in the neotropics prompted a serologic survey of cattle in Colombia and Costa Rica. In Costa Rica 48.1% of 1435 bovine animals had BT virus antibody in the agar gel precipitation test (AGPT). In Colombia 51.8% of 635 cattle were AGPT-positive for BT virus. Antibody prevalence ranged from over 50% in the lowlands to 0% in Costa Rica and 19% in Colombian cattle above 2000 m altitude. Neutralization tests indicated that Costa Rican cattle had been exposed to BT virus types 6, 12, 14 and 17.

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