Table 3.
Selected outcomes of natural or experimental infection with BVDV in camelids.
Species | Strain | Cause of Infection | Outcome | Reference |
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Alpaca | BVDV | Natural infection | Antibodies to BVDV detected | [35] |
BVDV-1b | Natural infection | Anorexia and lethargy in acutely infected animals, abortion, birth of PI cria | [83] | |
BVDV-1 | Natural infection | Persistent infection of cria | [84] | |
BVDV-1 | Natural infection | Antibodies to BVDV detected, stillbirths, congenital disease and stunted growth of cria | [92] | |
BVDV | Natural infection | Antibodies to BVDV detected | [80] | |
BVDV-1b | Natural infection via experimental exposure to PI alpaca | Antibodies to BVDV detected, mild clinical signs including nasal discharge and elevated body temp | [93] | |
BVDV-1c | Natural infection via experimental exposure to PI heifer | Antibodies to BVDV and viral antigen detected, no clinical signs | [79] | |
Llama | BVDV-1 | Experimental infection | Antibodies to BVDV detected, no signs of disease, abortion | [82] |
Camel | BVDV | Natural infection | 58.7% of camels tested in Turkey (n = 92) were positive for BVDV antibodies | [87] |
BVDV | Natural infection | Twenty seven of the 137 camels (19.7%) in Iran positive for BVDV antibodies | [89] | |
BVDV | Natural infection | Abortions and uterine infection, conception failure, repeat breeding | [90] |