May 2016

Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with bovine leukemia virus in Colombia

An epidemiological study was conducted to establish the prevalence of the Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV) in Colombia and to describe risk and protecting factors associated with this infection disease. The study was performed with an observational descriptive cross-sectional process in twelve Colombian regions, by collecting blood samples from 8150 bovines in 390 cattle farms between February and September 2014. The...

Author(s): Diego Ortiz Ortega, Alfredo Sánchez, Julio Tobón, Yanira Chaparro, Sandra Cortés and María Fernanda Gutiérrez