[en] The current situation of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvovaginitis infection in various European countries is reviewed. Whilst some have a high serological prevalence and use live virus vaccines to control the disease, others have a low prevalence and two countries (Denmark and Switzerland) have national eradication schemes which are almost complete. Serology remains important for diagnosis although other tests such as delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity may have a role to play. New tests such as polymerase chain reaction may find increasing application where high sensitivity is required, such as the detection of virus in semen.
Disciplines :
Microbiology Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Ackermann, Mathias J.
Belak, Sandor
Bitsch, Viggo
Edwards, Steven J.
Moussa, Ahmed Youssef
Rockborn, Gunnar
Thiry, Etienne ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires > Virologie, épidémiologie et pathologie des maladies virales
Language :
English
Title :
Round table on infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvovaginitis virus infection diagnosis and control.