DETECTION OF BOVINE RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS IN CALVES OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL

During 20 months of the 1987-1990 period, lung tissue samples from 351 calves were obtained at a slaughterhouse. These calves were from counties nearby Porto Alegre. The direct and indirect fluorescent antibody tests (FAT) using polyclonal and monoclonal antibody conjugates were performed on frozen lung sections. Eighteen (5.13%) of the calf lung samples were positive for the Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV). The BRSV was isolated from FAT positive samples.

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Main Authors: Gonçalves,Ivan Paulo Demartini, Simanke,Agda Theisen, Jost,Heidy Christine, Hôtzel,Isidro, Soglio,Adriana Dal, Moojen,Valéria
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 1993
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84781993000300029
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Summary:During 20 months of the 1987-1990 period, lung tissue samples from 351 calves were obtained at a slaughterhouse. These calves were from counties nearby Porto Alegre. The direct and indirect fluorescent antibody tests (FAT) using polyclonal and monoclonal antibody conjugates were performed on frozen lung sections. Eighteen (5.13%) of the calf lung samples were positive for the Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV). The BRSV was isolated from FAT positive samples.