A case study of enzootic bovine leucosis in an Albanian dairy herd based on serological and hematological tests results

Enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL) is a notifiable infectious disease with sporadic fre-quency in Albania. EBL is not a zoonotic disease, but it has an important impact on the cattle trade. Diagnosis of this disease can be performed by many diagnostic proce-dures, including agar gel immunodiffusion (AGI...

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Main Authors: Majlind Sulce, Anita Koni, Gerald Muca, Pllumb Zalla, Albana Munga, Valentin Shtjefni, Xhelil Koleci
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Language:English
Published: German Multidisciplinary Publishing Center (GMPC) 2021-01-01
Series:German Journal of Veterinary Research
Online Access:https://gmpc-akademie.de/articles/gjvr/single/5
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author Majlind Sulce
Anita Koni
Gerald Muca
Pllumb Zalla
Albana Munga
Valentin Shtjefni
Xhelil Koleci
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Anita Koni
Gerald Muca
Pllumb Zalla
Albana Munga
Valentin Shtjefni
Xhelil Koleci
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description Enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL) is a notifiable infectious disease with sporadic fre-quency in Albania. EBL is not a zoonotic disease, but it has an important impact on the cattle trade. Diagnosis of this disease can be performed by many diagnostic proce-dures, including agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests. In some cases, where persis-tent lymphocytosis is present, cell count can turn useful. This study aimed to evaluate serological and hematological tests\' suitability for the diagnosis of EBL and assess the manual and automatic hematological count technique diagnostic parameters com-pared to the serological test. Results suggest that strategic use of hematological and AGID tests in parallel can increase the sensitivity of diagnosis and facilitate the detec-tion of infected animals in different disease stages. Moreover, our results indicate that this approach is feasible in small scale cattle herds size, which properly fits Albanian circumstances
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spelling doaj-art-ea475744253e435fb3ec4909e92614d12025-08-20T03:20:39ZengGerman Multidisciplinary Publishing Center (GMPC)German Journal of Veterinary Research2703-13222021-01-01283310.51585/gjvr.2021.0005A case study of enzootic bovine leucosis in an Albanian dairy herd based on serological and hematological tests resultsMajlind SulceAnita KoniGerald MucaPllumb ZallaAlbana MungaValentin ShtjefniXhelil KoleciEnzootic bovine leukosis (EBL) is a notifiable infectious disease with sporadic fre-quency in Albania. EBL is not a zoonotic disease, but it has an important impact on the cattle trade. Diagnosis of this disease can be performed by many diagnostic proce-dures, including agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests. In some cases, where persis-tent lymphocytosis is present, cell count can turn useful. This study aimed to evaluate serological and hematological tests\' suitability for the diagnosis of EBL and assess the manual and automatic hematological count technique diagnostic parameters com-pared to the serological test. Results suggest that strategic use of hematological and AGID tests in parallel can increase the sensitivity of diagnosis and facilitate the detec-tion of infected animals in different disease stages. Moreover, our results indicate that this approach is feasible in small scale cattle herds size, which properly fits Albanian circumstanceshttps://gmpc-akademie.de/articles/gjvr/single/5
spellingShingle Majlind Sulce
Anita Koni
Gerald Muca
Pllumb Zalla
Albana Munga
Valentin Shtjefni
Xhelil Koleci
A case study of enzootic bovine leucosis in an Albanian dairy herd based on serological and hematological tests results
German Journal of Veterinary Research
title A case study of enzootic bovine leucosis in an Albanian dairy herd based on serological and hematological tests results
title_full A case study of enzootic bovine leucosis in an Albanian dairy herd based on serological and hematological tests results
title_fullStr A case study of enzootic bovine leucosis in an Albanian dairy herd based on serological and hematological tests results
title_full_unstemmed A case study of enzootic bovine leucosis in an Albanian dairy herd based on serological and hematological tests results
title_short A case study of enzootic bovine leucosis in an Albanian dairy herd based on serological and hematological tests results
title_sort case study of enzootic bovine leucosis in an albanian dairy herd based on serological and hematological tests results
url https://gmpc-akademie.de/articles/gjvr/single/5
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