Abstract:
Serological investigations
were carried out during 2006 – 2008 on
4,176 blood samples, taken from different
fowl species (hen, turkey hen, goose, duck,
guinea fowl and pigeon), in areas where the
avian influenza was signalled. At the
beginning, examination was carried out
through the ELISA immunoenzyme test and
then, through the hemagglutinationinhibition
reaction (HIR). Of the tested
4,176 samples, 485 samples have reacted
positively, which represented 11.61%, while
3691 have reacted negatively, representing
88.39%. Positive serological reactions were
recorded only in the samples taken in 2006,
when of 848 tested samples, 485 have
reacted positively, which represented
57.11%, while 363 (42.89%) had negative
reactions. Samples taken and tested in 2007
and 2008 had a negative reaction. The most
positive reactions were obtained at samples
taken from hen, where of 2182 tested
samples, 371 (17%) had positive reactions,
followed by samples taken from turkey hen
(10.51%), guinea fowl (5.78%), duck
(3.11%) and goose (2.74%).
