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The detection of antibodies against Shuni virus in cattle from Western Kenya
Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/53315 The detection of antibodies against Shuni virus in cattle from Western Kenya Quan, Melvyn bbhebhe2003@yahoo.com Bhebhe, Barbra UCTD Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2015. A serological survey was done to detect antibodies against Shuni virus (SHUV) from cattle in Western Kenya. In Kenya the disease status of SHUV in cattle has never been established. It is a zoonotic virus and even though studies have been carried out as early as the 1960s, little research has been published and SHUV is still not a well-recognised Orthobunyavirus. One hundred serum samples were collected from healthy cattle in Kenya and tested for antibodies against SHUV by a serum neutralization assay. All antibody titre values were greater than 1:160, with most of the samples greater than 1:320. Of the samples tested, 87 % had titres greater than 1:320, 12 % had a titre of 1:320 and 2 % had a titre of 1:160. Samples were classified as positive if the antibody titre was ? 1:10 and negative if < 1:10. This study suggests that cattle are exposed commonly to SHUV, which may be endemic in Kenya. tm2016 Veterinary Tropical Diseases MSc 2016-06-22T08:00:45Z 2016-06-22T08:00:45Z 2016-04-21 2015 Dissertation Bhebhe, B 2015, The detection of antibodies against Shuni virus in cattle from Western Kenya, MSc Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53315> A2016 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53315 en © 2016 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD The detection of antibodies against Shuni virus in cattle from Western Kenya |
| title | The detection of antibodies against Shuni virus in cattle from Western Kenya |
| title_full | The detection of antibodies against Shuni virus in cattle from Western Kenya |
| title_fullStr | The detection of antibodies against Shuni virus in cattle from Western Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | The detection of antibodies against Shuni virus in cattle from Western Kenya |
| title_short | The detection of antibodies against Shuni virus in cattle from Western Kenya |
| title_sort | detection of antibodies against shuni virus in cattle from western kenya |
| topic | UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53315 |