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- Title
Epidemiological Survey of Mycoplasma bovis in Yaks on the Qinghai Tibetan Plateau, China.
- Authors
Niu, Jiaqiang; Li, Keiwei; Pan, Huachun; Gao, Xing; Li, Jiakui; Wang, Dongjing; Yan, Mingshuai; Xu, Yefen; Sizhu, Suolang
- Abstract
Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) is one of the most important pneumonia pathogens in yaks. It may result in more economic losses due to the cold and anoxia condition at Qinghai Tibetan plateau. However, to date, limited information on M. bovis infection in yaks is available in China. For this purpose, the seroprevalence of M. bovis was investigated in yaks living in the mentioned area through commercial ELISA kits. A total of 959 yaks were incorporated into this study. The prevalence of the disease in yaks was 48.70%. The serological results revealed a relatively high prevalence of M. bovis infection in yaks. The present study may greatly contribute to the prevention of this disease. More importance should be given to the potential threat caused by M. bovis in the special plateau.
- Subjects
CHINA; RESEARCH; SEROPREVALENCE; CATTLE; MYCOPLASMA diseases; ANIMAL experimentation; ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research
- Publication
BioMed Research International, 2021, p1
- ISSN
2314-6133
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2021/6646664