Annual Research & Review in Biology, sa.35, ss.1-6, 2020 (Scopus)
In this study, Rift Valley Fever Virus (RVFV) infection was searched serologically and pathologically
in cattle (178 Holstein), sheep (160 native), goats (66 ordinary goats, 98 Honamli goats, 16 Saanen
goats) with an abortion history and in unborn cattle (8), sheep (24) and goat (5) fetus. Samples were
collected between July 2009 and September 2010. As a result of studying specific antibodies to RVFV by using the c-ELISA method in blood serum samples collected from cattle, sheep and goats
suffering abortion, seropositivity was identified in 7 cattle (7/178; 3.93%), 4 sheep (4/160;2.50%)
and 18 goats (18/180;10.0%). 18 seropositive goats were distributed according to race as 13
ordinary goats (19.70%), 2 Honamli goats (2.04%) and 3 Saanen goats (18.75%). When liver,
spleen and brain samples of the unborn fetus of cattle, sheep and goats were studied
histopathologically, no pathological findings on RVFV disease were obtained. Consequently, in this
study, where RVFV infection in cattle, sheep and goats raised in Western Mediterranean Region of
Turkey was serologically revealed, it was concluded that RVFV did not take place in the aetiology of
abortion cases in relevant species.