Investigation of west nile virus infection in brown bears (ursus arctos) in turkey
<b>Aim:</b> This study is a serological and virological examination of the West Nile Virus (WNV) in free-ranging brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Sarikamis district of Kars province of Turkey.<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> For this purpose, blood samples from 11 brown b...
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| author | Yakup Yıldırım Fethiye Çöven Erdoğan Uzlu Volkan Yılmaz Emrah Çoban Ayşegül Çoban Çağan Hakkı Şekercioğlu |
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| description | <b>Aim:</b> This study is a serological and virological examination
of the West Nile Virus (WNV) in free-ranging brown bears
(Ursus arctos) in Sarikamis district of Kars province of Turkey.<p>
<b>Materials and Methods:</b> For this purpose, blood samples
from 11 brown bears were tested for antibodies against
WNV using a commercial competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent
assay (C-ELISA). Reverse transcription polymerase
chain reaction (RT-PCR) technique was used to determine
the presence of West Nile Virus nucleic acid.<p>
<b>Results:</b> Seropositivity rate was detected to be zero % and
West Nile virus nucleic acid was not found in samples.<p>
<b>Conclusions:</b> The significance of WNV infection in brown
bears and other free-ranging mammals in the Turkey is unknown
at this time and will require further investigation. This
is the first report of WNV infection in brown bears in Turkey. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-75b98dd7c9974b43b6430b38464705572025-01-02T22:36:19ZengSelcuk University PressEurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences1309-69582146-19533331901941177Investigation of west nile virus infection in brown bears (ursus arctos) in turkeyYakup Yıldırım0Fethiye Çöven1Erdoğan Uzlu2Volkan Yılmaz3Emrah Çoban4Ayşegül Çoban5Çağan Hakkı Şekercioğlu6Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Viroloji Anabilim Dalı, BurdurBornova Veteriner Konrol Enstitüsü, İzmirKafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, KarsKafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, KarsKuzey Doğa Derneği, IğdırKuzey Doğa Derneği, IğdırUtah Üniversitesi Biyoloji Bölümü, Salt Lake City<b>Aim:</b> This study is a serological and virological examination of the West Nile Virus (WNV) in free-ranging brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Sarikamis district of Kars province of Turkey.<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> For this purpose, blood samples from 11 brown bears were tested for antibodies against WNV using a commercial competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (C-ELISA). Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technique was used to determine the presence of West Nile Virus nucleic acid.<p> <b>Results:</b> Seropositivity rate was detected to be zero % and West Nile virus nucleic acid was not found in samples.<p> <b>Conclusions:</b> The significance of WNV infection in brown bears and other free-ranging mammals in the Turkey is unknown at this time and will require further investigation. This is the first report of WNV infection in brown bears in Turkey.http://eurasianjvetsci.org/pdf.php3?id=1177brown bearselisart-pcrwest nile virus |
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| title | Investigation of west nile virus infection in brown bears (ursus arctos) in turkey |
| title_full | Investigation of west nile virus infection in brown bears (ursus arctos) in turkey |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of west nile virus infection in brown bears (ursus arctos) in turkey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of west nile virus infection in brown bears (ursus arctos) in turkey |
| title_short | Investigation of west nile virus infection in brown bears (ursus arctos) in turkey |
| title_sort | investigation of west nile virus infection in brown bears ursus arctos in turkey |
| topic | brown bears elisa rt-pcr west nile virus |
| url | http://eurasianjvetsci.org/pdf.php3?id=1177 |
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