[{
  "type": "article-journal",
  "title": "DETECTION OF ANTIBODIES AGAINST BLUE TONGUE VIRUS IN YAKS (BOS GRUNNIENS) IN ISSYK KUL, FIRST REPORT",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Avci",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Orhan",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Oya",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Mehmet",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Sibel",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Atilla",
      "given": ""
    }
  ],
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [[2018]]
  },
  "container-title": "Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences",
  "ISSN": "1018-7081",
  "volume": "28",
  "issue": "3",
  "page": "1220-1223",
  "DOI": "NA",
  "abstract": "<p>Bluetongue virus (BTV) caused infection is commonly determined in ruminants including sheep and cattle. However, there is a little information about the seroprevalence of BTV in yaks. The aim of this study was to describe the seroprevalence rate BTV in unvaccinated yaks in Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan. A total of 168 serum samples were collected from yaks between September to November 2012. Antibodies to BTV in sera were detected using a commercially available competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. 2.38% seroprevalence (n: 4) was determined in the samples as positive for BTV antibodies. This study indicates that antibodies against BTV are uncommon among the yaks in Issyk Kul.&nbsp;<em>T</em>his is the first time that the seroprevalence of antibodies against BTV have been studied in&nbsp;<a href=\"http://ukpmc.ac.uk/abstract/MED/20462162/?whatizit_url_Species=http://www.ncbi.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=30521&amp;lvl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">yak</a>s in Kyrgyztan. In conclusion; despite the low results large scale research is necessary for the prevention of BTV infection.</p>",
  "publisher": "Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum",
  "URL": "https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2014-JAPS-174"
}]