Ataseven, Veysel SoydalGurel, KemalPestil, ZuleyhaAmbarcioglu, PinarDogan, FiratKayhanlar, Mustafa2024-09-182024-09-1820220049-47471573-7438https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-021-03030-5https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/7767Camels are the only animals bred to sustain the tradition of wrestling in Turkey and are reared within a limited set of geographic areas. Farmers of such animals may also be engaged in ruminant breeding. The current research was aimed at documenting bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV), bovine herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1), and bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) infections in sera collected from dromedary camels in four different geographical regions of Turkey during the years 2019-2021. All samples were tested for BVDV, BHV-1 and BLV antibodies as well as BVDV antigen by ELISA. Antibodies against BVDV were found in 16.8% of the camel sera tested. However, none of the camels sampled were positive in terms of BHV-1 and BLV antibodies as well as BVDV antigen. The prevalence was observed higher in the herds in which ruminants were raised in addition to camels (OR = 4.583, 95% CI, 1.298-16.182), (p = 0.018), while the prevalence was observed lower in the herds in which only camels were raised. This study showed that BVDV infection was more prevalent than BHV-1 and BLV infections in Turkish dromedary camels. Herewith, the camels, being a susceptible species to numerous viral ruminant diseases, may also serve as an important source of BVDV infection for other ruminant animals in the same flock.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessAntibodyBovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV)Bovine herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1)Bovine leukaemia virus (BLV)CamelTurkeyArticle54110.1007/s11250-021-03030-5349584242-s2.0-85121708572Q2WOS:000734768000002Q2