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Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias
versión impresa ISSN 0258-6576
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TIQUE, Vaneza et al. Seroprevalence of Equine Infectious Anemia in the Departaments of Córdoba and Bolivar, Colombia . Rev. Fac. Cienc. Vet. [online]. 2015, vol.56, n.2, pp.96-104. ISSN 0258-6576.
The Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) is a disease caused by an RNA virus of the family Retroviridae, subfamily Lentiviridae, that affects all members of the Equidae family with a worldwide distribution. The main goal of this study was to estimate the seroprevalence of the Equine Infectious Anemia Virus (EIAV) in the Departments of Bolívar and Córdoba, Colombia. A prospective study was carried out and included 380 equidae from six municipalities of Córdoba (Montería, Puerto Escondido, Los Córdobas, Canalete, Sahagún, and San Antero) and five municipalities of Bolívar (El Carmen de Bolívar, Mompox, María La Baja, Magangue, and Turbaco). The animals were randomly selected and three species were included, namely donkeys (n=46), mules (n=29), and horses (n=305) from 42 farms in the two departments studied. The results enabled to establish a EIAV seroprevalence of 9.7% (37/380) in the total number of equidae analyzed in the Departments of Córdoba and Bolívar. The seroprevalence distribution was as follows: for the Department of Córdoba, 7.73 % (15/194) in terms of animals and 53.8 % (7/13) for the farms. For the Department of Bolívar, 11.8 % (22/186) in animals and 34.48 % (10/29) for the farms. These results also allowed to know some demographic data related to this disease in these regions.
Palabras clave : Equine infectious anemia; equine; lentivirus.