Abstract:
The current study was serological survey it was conducted in Khartoum State, Sudan
to determine the prevalence of BTV antibodies and to identify the potential risk
factors associated with the disease among camels.To achieve that total of 184 blood
samples were collected randomly from six localities in the Khartoum, State, the serum
samples screened for the presence of BTV specific immunoglobulin (IgG) antibodies
using a competitive enzyme linked-immunosorbent assay (cELISA)and all camels
included in this study were subjected to a questionnaire to determine the potential risk
factors associate with the disease. The result of test showed the serological evidence
in 123 camels out of total 184 camels tested, with overall prevalence (66.8%). It use
was found the source of animals and present of other animals in herd of camels is
important risk factor associated with the disease, the prevalence of infection is higher
in camels population mixed with other animals (68.6%) than camels population
rearing alone (57.1%). also the prevalence of infections is higher in camels purchased
from market (73.6%) than camels raised in farm (66.7%), when analysis this risk
factors showed the significant association between the source of animals and BTV
infection (p-value = 0.040) and significant association to present of animals and BTV
infection (p-value = 0.01 ). Finally the present study confirmed that BTV does exist in
camels with the high prevalence in Khartoum state, to diminish that we should
improve the control measured to infection, and provide the more study about BTV in
camels and identify the potential risk factors associated with the disease and role of
camels to the spread of infection.
