Bluetongue in western Turkey

Abstract

In October 1977 clinical bluetongue broke out in Aydin province, western Turkey and spread to adjacent provinces in the autumn months of 1978 and 1979. The outbreak was caused by a virus of serotype 4 and appeared to occur in a totally susceptible population. It was eventually controlled by widespread use of attenuated type-specific vaccine. Bluetongue virus was isolated from sheep on several occasions and also from a calf with congenital arthrogryposis and hydranencephaly. This latter finding is discussed in relation to Akabane virus, a recognised arbovirus teratogen thought to be present in the same area at the same time.

Pestivirus infections in kids of wild goats (Capra hircus aegagrus)

“…Over the past years in our country BTV infection presence was detected in Western Anatolia region and was brought under control by a successful vaccination programme (Yonguc et al 1982). Besides, during a serological study performed in Black Sea region, antibody (Ab) presence in domestic ruminants was found (Albayrak and Ozan, 2010).…”

Seroepidemiology of Bluetongue Virus Infection in Northeast and Southeast Anatolia, Turkey

“…In Turkey, the presence of BT infection has been known since 1944, and it has been detected by several researchers (2,8,11,18,20). Burgu et al (1), found the infection rate in cattle to be %0-52.1 in the south, southeast and aegean regions.…”

AKDENİz BÖLGESİNDE KÖR DOGAN BUZAGILARIN BULBUS OCULI, NERVUS OPTICUS VE SANTRAL sİNİR SİSTEMİNİN PATOLOJİK ANATOMİsİ

“…Ancak ülkemizde mavidil ve Akabane virusları özel bir önem taşımaktadır (lO, 19,20). ilk epizooti 1979-1980 yıllarında AG/HE olarak Aydın ili ve çevresinde (19,20), daha sonra 1985-1986 da sadece HE olarak Antalya ve Mersin İlleri ile çevrelerinde (20) bu çalışmanın~onusunu oluş-turan sonuncusunda ise yine sadece HE olarak 1992 de Antalya Hi merkez köy-lerinde görüldü. tık epizootide buzağılarda Akabane virusuna karşı nötralizan antikorlar saptanmış olup mavidil viruna karşı antikor bulunamamıştır (19,20).…”

“…Hidranensefalili buzağılarda gözlenen makroskobik bulgular ve mikroskobik bulgular (1, [13][14][15][16]20) çalışmadaki olgularda da gözlenmiştir. Ancak bazı HE olgularında encephalitis'e rastlandığı bildirilmesine (10) karşın çalışmadaki olgularda bir yangı tablosu görülmemiştir.…”