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The use of infrared thermography as a non-invasive method for fever detection in sheep infected with bluetongue virus

Investigación publicada en The Veterinary Journal

1 de octubre de 2013

Fever, which is closely linked to viraemia, is considered to be both the main and the earliest clinical sign in sheep infected with bluetongue virus (BTV). The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential use of infrared thermography (IRT) for early detection of fever in sheep experimentally infected with bluetongue virus serotype 1 (BTV-1) and serotype 8 (BTV-8). This would reduce animal stress during experimental assays and assist in the development of a screening method for the identification of fever in animals suspected of being infected with BTV. Rectal and infrared eye temperatures were collected before and after BTV inoculation. The two temperature measures were positively correlated (r=0.504, P<0.05). The highest correlation between rectal and infrared temperatures was observed when temperatures were above physiological levels. IRT discriminated between febrile and non-febrile sheep with a sensitivity of 85% and specificity of 97%. The results showed that eye temperature measured using IRT was a useful non-invasive method for the assessment of fever in sheep infected with BTV under experimental conditions. Further research is required to evaluate the use of IRT under field conditions to identify potentially infected animals in bluetongue surveillance programmes




Perez de Diego AC., Sanchez-Cordon PJ., Pedrera M., Martinez-Lopez B., Gomez-Villamandos JC. y Sanchez-Vizcaino JM..




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Participantes:

Universidad ComplutenseServicio de Inmunología Viral y Medicina Preventiva (SUAT). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM).

Universidad ComplutenseDepartamento de Sanidad Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad Complutense (UCM).

Universidad de CórdobaFacultad de Veterinaria. Universidad de Córdoba (UCO).

Gobierno de Castilla-La ManchaInstituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC). Universidad de Castilla La Mancha (UCLM). Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC). Gobierno de Castilla-La Mancha (JCCM).







The Veterinary Journal
FACTOR YEAR Q
2.165 2013

NLMID: 9706281

PMID: 24053993

ISSN: 1090-0233



TÍTULO: The use of infrared thermography as a non-invasive method for fever detection in sheep infected with bluetongue virus


REVISTA: Vet J


NUMERACIÓN: 198(1):182-6


AÑO: 2013


EDITORIAL: Elsevier SCI LTD


AUTORES: Perez de Diego AC., Sanchez-Cordon PJ., Pedrera M., Martinez-Lopez B., Gomez-Villamandos JC. and Sanchez-Vizcaino JM..


José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno Rodríguez

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.07.013


CITA ESTA PUBLICACIÓN:

Perez de Diego AC., Sanchez-Cordon PJ., Pedrera M., Martinez-Lopez B., Gomez-Villamandos JC. y Sanchez-Vizcaino JM. The use of infrared thermography as a non-invasive method for fever detection in sheep infected with bluetongue virus. The Veterinary Journal. 198(1):182-6. 2013. (A). ISSN: 1090-0233. DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.07.013


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