Isolation and Identification of Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis Virus in Saudi Arabia PDF

Keywords

IBR virus, Saudi Arabia, respiratory disease

Abstract

Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) virus was isolated for the first time in Saudi Arabia from tracheal mucus collected from a dead cow during an outbreak of respiratory disease associated with anaerobic bacterial infection. Cytopathic effect was detected in calf kidney cell culture on the fourth day post inoculation. The virus isolate, designated Riyadh/5, was sensitive to ether and chloroform and was neutralized by immune serum prepared against a known strain of IBR virus. The possible relationships between infections with clostridia and IBR virus are discussed and the present status of infections with IBR virus in Saudi Arabia are reviewed