Seroprevalence of Bluetongue Disease among Domestic Ruminants Raised in International Border Areas of Nepal
Bikash Puri1, Anil K. Tiwary2, Bharata Regmi3,4, Dinesh K. Singh1, Doj R. Khanal5 and Manoj K. Shah3*
1Department of Veterinary Pathology, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Rupandehi, Bhairahawa, Nepal; 2Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Animal Science, Veterinary Science and Fisheries, Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal; 3Department of Surgery and Pharmacology, Faculty of Animal Science, Veterinary Science and Fisheries, Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal; 4Government of Nepal, Department of Livestock Services, Veterinary Laboratory, Pokhara; 5National Animal Health Research Centre (formerly AHRD), Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Lalitpur, Nepal.
*Correspondence | Manoj K. Shah, Department of Surgery and Pharmacology, Faculty of Animal Science, Veterinary Science and Fisheries, Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal; Email:
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Figure 1:
Map of Darchula district showing the study location. The region marked with yellow color shows the sample collection areas. The thick red demarcation indicates the international borders with India and China.