Zafer Yazici - Department of Veterinary Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey‎
Emre Ozan - Department of Veterinary Experimental Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey‎
Cuneyt Tamer - Department of Veterinary Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey‎
Bahadir Muftuoglu - Department of Veterinary Experimental Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey‎
Ahmed Eisa Elhag - Department of Veterinary Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
Osman Bas - Department of Veterinary Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey‎
Serhat Arslan - Department of Biometry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
Semra Gumusova - Department of Veterinary Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey‎
Harun Albayrak - Department of Veterinary Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey‎

The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of caprine herpes virus-۱ (CpHV-۱) and bovine herpes virus-۱ (BoHV-۱) in ۲۶۹ goat sera collected from small-scale family farms located in six provinces within the Black Sea region of northern Turkey. The overall seropositivity for alpha-herpesvirus in the native goats was found as ۱۹.۳۳% using BoHV-۱ glycoprotein B (gB)-blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Additionally, the seroprevalence of BoHV-۱ was determined in ۵.۲۰% of the goats using virus neutralization test. To distinguish between CpHV-۱ and BoHV-۱, the combinations of gB/gE-blocking ELISA tests were performed. Of tested samples, ۱۵.۲۴% were CpHV-۱ seropositive; whereas, ۴.۰۹% were BoHV-۱ seropositive. The results indicated that CpHV-۱ is in circulation among local goats of northern Turkey. Considering the close relationship between BoHV-۱ and CpHV-۱, the transmission of BoHV-۱ via goats may also be one of the predisposing factors involving in the spread of virus among the surrounding cattle.

Alpha-herpesvirus, ‎ Bovine, ‎ Caprine, ‎ Glycoprotein B, ‎ Glycoprotein E