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Rosander A, Mourath S, König U, Nyman A, Frosth S. Field Study on the Prevalence of Ovine Footrot, Contagious Ovine Digital Dermatitis, and Their Associated Bacterial Species in Swedish Sheep Flocks. Pathogens 2023; 12:1224. [PMID: 37887740 PMCID: PMC10610397 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12101224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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Ovine footrot and contagious ovine digital dermatitis (CODD) cause lameness in sheep, affecting welfare and economics. Previous Swedish studies focused on individual slaughter lambs, leaving flock-wide prevalence less explored. This study examined the prevalence of footrot and CODD in Swedish sheep flocks, focusing on adult sheep. From 99 flocks, 297 swabs were analysed using real-time PCR for Dichelobacter nodosus, Fusobacterium necrophorum, and Treponema spp. Sampled feet were photographed and assessed using scoring systems for footrot and CODD. Results indicated footrot prevalences (footrot score ≥ 2) of 0.7% and 2.0% at the individual and flock levels, respectively, whereas there were no signs of CODD. The individual footrot prevalence was lower than that from a 2009 study but aligned with a 2020 study, both conducted on slaughter lambs. Dichelobacter nodosus, F. necrophorum, and Treponema spp. were found in 5.7%, 1.3%, and 65.0% of sheep, and in 9.1%, 3.0%, and 82.8% of flocks, respectively. Compared to the 2020 study, there was a notable decrease in F. necrophorum and Treponema spp., while D. nodosus was consistent. In conclusion, the findings show a low prevalence of footrot, CODD, D. nodosus, and F. necrophorum in Swedish sheep flocks. Continuous surveillance and owner education are important to maintain this favourable status.
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- Anna Rosander
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), P.O. Box 7036, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden;
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- District Veterinarians Roma, Visbyvägen 49, 622 54 Romakloster, Sweden;
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- Farm & Animal Health, Kungsängens Gård, 753 23 Uppsala, Sweden;
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- Department of Knowledge and Development, Växa, Ulls väg 29A, 751 05 Uppsala, Sweden;
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), P.O. Box 7036, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden;
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Experimental Infection of Domestic Pigs ( Sus scrofa) with Rift Valley Fever Virus. Viruses 2023; 15:v15020545. [PMID: 36851759 PMCID: PMC9964260 DOI: 10.3390/v15020545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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Rift valley fever (RVF), caused by the RVF virus (RVFV), is a vector-borne zoonotic disease that primarily affects domestic ruminants. Abortion storms and neonatal deaths characterise the disease in animals. Humans develop flu-like symptoms, which can progress to severe disease. The susceptibility of domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) to RVFV remains unresolved due to conflicting experimental infection results. To address this, we infected two groups of pregnant sows, neonates and weaners, each with a different RVFV isolate, and a third group of weaners with a mixture of the two viruses. Serum, blood and oral, nasal and rectal swabs were collected periodically, and two neonates and a weaner from group 1 and 2 euthanised from 2 days post infection (DPI), with necropsy and histopathology specimens collected. Sera and organ pools, blood and oronasorectal swabs were tested for RVFV antibodies and RNA. Results confirmed that pigs can be experimentally infected with RVFV, although subclinically, and that pregnant sows can abort following infection. Presence of viral RNA in oronasorectal swab pools on 28 DPI suggest that pigs may shed RVFV for at least one month. It is concluded that precautions should be applied when handling pig body fluids and carcasses during RVF outbreaks.
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Prevalence of bacterial species associated with ovine footrot and contagious ovine digital dermatitis in Swedish slaughter lambs. Acta Vet Scand 2022; 64:6. [PMID: 35264235 PMCID: PMC8905903 DOI: 10.1186/s13028-022-00625-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Ovine footrot and contagious ovine digital dermatitis (CODD) are contagious mixed bacterial infections with major impacts on animal health and production. In Sweden, ovine footrot and CODD were first detected in 2004 and 2019, respectively. In 2009, a voluntary control programme for footrot was established, and a prevalence study in slaughter lambs was conducted, however, the distribution of footrot and CODD-associated bacteria is still unknown. This study examined the prevalence of Dichelobacter nodosus, Fusobacterium necrophorum and Treponema spp., as well as the current prevalence of footrot and CODD, in Swedish slaughter lambs. Results A total of 2048 feet, from 512 slaughter lambs, were collected from eight slaughterhouses throughout Sweden in autumn 2020. All feet were visually examined for lesions of footrot and CODD and sampled for subsequent real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis. Nine lambs (1.8%) had at least one foot affected with footrot (footrot score ≥ 2). A CODD grade 1 lesion was detected in a single lamb (0.2%). The prevalence of D. nodosus, F. necrophorum and Treponema spp. was 6.1%, 7.6% and 90.6%, respectively. The D. nodosus detected were benign strains. Conclusions The prevalence of footrot in Swedish slaughter lambs has been significantly reduced, from 5.8 to 1.8%, during the past 11 years. This indicates that preventive measures, such as the national control programme and elimination of footrot from affected flocks, have been effective. A single lamb (0.2%) was found with a CODD lesion (grade 1). In Sweden, benign rather than virulent strains of D. nodosus seem to be the most common. Neither D. nodosus nor F. necrophorum were widespread among Swedish slaughter lambs, but both were more likely to be found in lambs with footrot. Treponema spp. was very commonly found in lambs with and without footrot, but there is a lack of information on the individual Treponema spp. present in Swedish slaughter lambs and their potential pathogenicity.
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Zhuang X, Lu X, Lee Yu HL, Hsing IM. Unique Barcoded Primer-Assisted Sample-Specific Pooled Testing (Uni-Pool) for Large-Scale Screening of Viral Pathogens. Anal Chem 2022; 94:4021-4029. [PMID: 35199524 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c05204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Pooled testing has been widely adopted recently to facilitate large-scale community testing during the COVID-19 pandemic. This strategy allows to collect and screen multiple specimen samples in a single test, thus immensely saving the assay time and consumable expenses. Nevertheless, when the outcome of a pooled testing is positive, it necessitates repetitive retesting steps for each sample which can pose a serious challenge during a rising infection wave of increasing prevalence. In this work, we develop a unique barcoded primer-assisted sample-specific pooled testing strategy (Uni-Pool) where the key genetic sequences of the viral pathogen in a crude sample are extracted and amplified with concurrent tagging of sample-specific identifiers. This new process improves the existing pooled testing by eliminating the need for retesting and allowing the test results-positive or negative-for all samples in the pool to be revealed by multiplex melting curve analysis right after real-time polymerase chain reaction. It significantly reduces the total assay time for large-scale screening without compromising the specificity and detection sensitivity caused by the sample dilution of pooling. Our method was able to successfully differentiate five samples, positive and negative, in one pool with negligible cross-reactivity among the positive and negative samples. A pooling of 40 simulated samples containing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 pseudovirus of different loads (min: 10 copies/μL; max: 103 copies/μL) spiked into artificial saliva was demonstrated in eight randomized pools. The outcome of five samples in one pool with a hypothetical infection prevalence of 15% in 40 samples was successfully tested and validated by a typical Dorman-based pooling.
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- Xinyu Zhuang
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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Smith KJ, Rosser MJ, McPherson AS, Whittington RJ, Dhand NK, Dhungyel OP. The severity of footrot lesions induced by aprV2-positive strains of Dichelobacter nodosus varies between strains. Aust Vet J 2021; 99:279-287. [PMID: 33778952 DOI: 10.1111/avj.13065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical virulence of aprV2-positive lesser virulent field isolates of footrot bacteria Dichelobacter nodosus in comparison with an aprV2-positive clinically virulent reference strain. Correlations between the clinical expression of the disease and the presence of aprV2 (detected using PCR tests) have been inconsistent. A second objective was to evaluate the elimination of D. nodosus following treatment of sheep as some strains of D. nodosus have been reported to be difficult to eliminate. METHODS The virulence of three aprV2-positive field isolates of D. nodosus which had lesser virulent phenotypes, and an aprV2-positive virulent reference strain was evaluated in a sheep trial using a pasture-based experimental infection model. In the second phase of the study, treatments including footbathing and a long-acting antibiotic were administered and their efficacy in elimination of these strains was evaluated. RESULTS Severe underrun (score 4) lesions developed in sheep infected with the aprV2-positive virulent reference strain but not in sheep infected with the field isolates; they had mild lesions (score 2 or 3). The three field isolates and the virulent reference strain of D. nodosus were eliminated by intensive foot bathing and antibiotic therapy in combination with housing the animals in dry conditions post-treatment. CONCLUSION The results suggest that the presence of aprV2 gene in isolates of D. nodosus may not be a reliable indicator of virulence and that further investigation of the factors that determine clinical virulence is required. While the treatment regime was successful, based on a range of considerations, the use of such an intensive treatment involving antibiotics should be limited to small groups of high-value animals, such as rams.
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- K J Smith
- Farm Animal Health, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, 425 Werombi Road, Camden, New South Wales, 2570, Australia
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- Farm Animal Health, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, 425 Werombi Road, Camden, New South Wales, 2570, Australia
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- Farm Animal Health, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, 425 Werombi Road, Camden, New South Wales, 2570, Australia
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- Farm Animal Health, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, 425 Werombi Road, Camden, New South Wales, 2570, Australia
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- Farm Animal Health, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, 425 Werombi Road, Camden, New South Wales, 2570, Australia
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- Farm Animal Health, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, 425 Werombi Road, Camden, New South Wales, 2570, Australia
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WEN W, YAO Q, CHEN Y, LI Z, SUN X, LI Y, ZHANG J, SIMAYI Z, XU X. [Correlation between transient receptor potential canonical channel with heart and kidney injure of rat model of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome]. Zhejiang Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2020; 49:439-446. [PMID: 32985156 PMCID: PMC8800798 DOI: 10.3785/j.issn.1008-9292.2020.04.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the expression of transient receptor potential canonical channels (TRPCs) in the heart and kidney of rat model of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). METHODS Eighteen male SD rats were randomly assigned to intermittent hypoxia (IH) group (n=9 ) and control group (n=9). In IH group, rats were placed in a chamber and exposed to intermittent hypoxia for 8h (10AM-6PM) daily. The expression of TRPC-related mRNA and protein in the heart and kidney tissue were detected by qRT-PCR and Western blotting, respectively. RESULTS The mRNA expressions of TRPC3/TRPC4/TRPC5 in heart tissues of IH group were increased significantly compared with the control group (all P>0.05); while there were no significant differences in the mRNA expressions of TRPC1/TRPC3/TRPC4/TRPC5/TRPC6/TRPC7 in kidney tissue between two groups (all P<0.05). The mRNA expressions of TRPC4, TRPC5 and TRPC6 in kidney tissues of IH group were lower than that in heart tissues (all P<0.05). The mRNA expression of TRPC7 in kidney tissues of control group was significantly higher than that in heart tissues (P<0.05). The expression of TRPC5 protein in heart tissues of IH group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05); while there was no significant differences in the expression of TRPC5/TRPC6/TRPC7 protein in kidney tissue between two groups (all P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS The IH rat model shows that TRPC5 channel is likely to be involved in the OSAHS induced pathophysiological changes in the myocardium and may become a target to prevent OSAHS related cardiac damage.
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- 陈玉岚(1972-), 女, 博士, 主任医师, 副教授, 硕士生导师, 主要从事高血压及相关疾病研究; E-mail:
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6806-9897
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Archambault M, Rubin JE. Antimicrobial Resistance in Clostridium and Brachyspira spp. and Other Anaerobes. Microbiol Spectr 2020; 8:10.1128/microbiolspec.arba-0020-2017. [PMID: 31971162 PMCID: PMC10773235 DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.arba-0020-2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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This article describes the antimicrobial resistance to date of the most frequently encountered anaerobic bacterial pathogens of animals. The different sections show that antimicrobial resistance can vary depending on the antimicrobial, the anaerobe, and the resistance mechanism. The variability in antimicrobial resistance patterns is also associated with other factors such as geographic region and local antimicrobial usage. On occasion, the same resistance gene was observed in many anaerobes, whereas some were limited to certain anaerobes. This article focuses on antimicrobial resistance data of veterinary origin.
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- Marie Archambault
- Département de Pathologie et Microbiologie, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec J2S 2M2, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4, Canada
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Laurin E, Thakur K, Mohr PG, Hick P, Crane MSJ, Gardner IA, Moody NJG, Colling A, Ernst I. To pool or not to pool? Guidelines for pooling samples for use in surveillance testing of infectious diseases in aquatic animals. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2019; 42:1471-1491. [PMID: 31637760 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Revised: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Samples from multiple animals may be pooled and tested to reduce costs of surveillance for infectious agents in aquatic animal populations. The primary advantage of pooling is increased population-level coverage when prevalence is low (<10%) and the number of tests is fixed, because of increased likelihood of including target analyte from at least one infected animal in a tested pool. Important questions and a priori design considerations need to be addressed. Unfortunately, pooling recommendations in disease-specific chapters of the 2018 OIE Aquatic Manual are incomplete and, except for amphibian chytrid fungus, are not supported by peer-reviewed research. A systematic review identified only 12 peer-reviewed aquatic diagnostic accuracy and surveillance studies using pooled samples. No clear patterns for pooling methods and characteristics were evident across reviewed studies, although most authors agreed there is a negative effect on detection. Therefore, our purpose was to review pooling procedures used in published aquatic infectious disease research, present evidence-based guidelines, and provide simulated data examples for white spot syndrome virus in shrimp. A decision tree of pooling guidelines was developed for use by peer-reviewed journals and research institutions for the design, statistical analysis and reporting of comparative accuracy studies of individual and pooled tests for surveillance purposes.
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- Emilie Laurin
- Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
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- Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
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- CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Camden, NSW, Australia
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- CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
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- CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Agriculture, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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Best N, Zanandrez L, Gwozdz J, Klien E, Buller N, Suter R, Rawlin G, Beddoe T. Assessment of a rtPCR for the detection of virulent and benign Dichelobacter nodosus, the causative agent of ovine footrot, in Australia. BMC Vet Res 2018; 14:252. [PMID: 30157841 PMCID: PMC6114850 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-018-1575-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Ovine footrot is a highly contagious bacterial disease of sheep, costing the Australian sheep industry millions of dollars annually. Dichelobacter nodosus, the causative agent of footrot, is a gram-negative anaerobe classed into virulent and benign strains as determined by thermostability of their respective protesases. Current methods for detection of D. nodosus are difficult and time-consuming, however new molecular techniques capable of rapidly detecting and typing D. nodosus have been reported. RESULTS A competitive real-time PCR (rtPCR) method, based on the ability to detect a 2 nucleotide difference in the aprV2 (virulent) and aprB2 (benign) extracellular protease gene has been tested on Australian samples for determining detection rates, along with clinically relevant cut-off values and performance in comparison to the traditional culturing methods. The rtPCR assay was found to have a specificity of 98.3% for virulent and 98.7% for benign detection from samples collected. Sheep with clinical signs of footrot showed a detection rate for virulent strains of 81.1% and for benign strains of 18.9%. A cut-off value of a Ct of 35 was found to be the most appropriate for use in Victoria for detection of sheep carrying virulent D. nodosus. CONCLUSIONS In summary, the rtPCR assay is significantly more capable of detecting D. nodosus than culturing, while there is no significant difference seen in virotyping between the two methods.
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- Nickala Best
- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Science, Centre for AgriBioscience (AgriBio), La Trobe University, Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources Centre for AgriBioscience (AgriBio), Victorian Government, Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- DAFWA Diagnostics and Laboratory Services, Biosecurity and Regulation, Department of Agriculture and Food, South Perth, Western Australia
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- DAFWA Diagnostics and Laboratory Services, Biosecurity and Regulation, Department of Agriculture and Food, South Perth, Western Australia
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- Agriculture Services and Biosecurity Operations, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, Attwood, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources Centre for AgriBioscience (AgriBio), Victorian Government, Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Science, Centre for AgriBioscience (AgriBio), La Trobe University, Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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