Levantamento soro epidemiológico da anemia infecciosa equina no município de São Felipe - Ba

Abstract

AIE is the infectious disease of chronic nature that can be known as equine Malaria, fever swamps, Evil cochilho or cochilhão and horse AIDS. It is an incurable disease and the current legislation calls for the sacrifice of serum positive animals. It affects horses, mules and donkeys, is caused by the Equine Infectious Anemia Virus (Vaie). One Retroviridae family Lentivirus, which causes a persistent infection. The test recommended by the OIE as the gold standard test is the immunodiffusion in agarose gel (AGID). This study aimed to do an epidemiological survey serum in the municipality of San Felipe - BA, using as a test diagnosis the AGID. 89 animals were used, derived from 38 properties, which were collected blood without anticoagulant tube (EDTA), serum was aliquoted in eppendofh type tubes and frozen until the test is performed. The test was developed in the Infectious Disease Laboratory (LDI) of the Federal University of Bahia Reconcavo (UFRB). All samples submitted to AGID were negative, from readings taken at 24 and 48 hours, according to the Ministry of the Protocol of Agriculture Livestock and Supply (MAPA).