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Suda Y, Murota K, Shirafuji H, Tanaka S, Yanase T. Replication of Akabane virus and related orthobunyaviruses in a fetal-bovine-brain-derived cell line. Arch Virol 2024; 169:133. [PMID: 38829449 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-024-06058-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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Akabane virus (AKAV), Aino virus, Peaton virus, Sathuperi virus, and Shamonda virus are arthropod-borne viruses belonging to the order Elliovirales, family Peribunyaviridae, genus Orthobunyavirus. These viruses cause or may cause congenital malformations in ruminants, including hydranencephaly, poliomyelitis, and arthrogryposis, although their pathogenicity may vary among field cases. AKAV may cause relatively severe congenital lesions such as hydranencephaly in calves. Furthermore, strains of AKAV genogroups I and II exhibit different disease courses. Genogroup I strains predominantly cause postnatal viral encephalomyelitis, while genogroup II strains are primarily detected in cases of congenital malformation. However, the biological properties of AKAV and other orthobunyaviruses are insufficiently investigated in hosts in the field and in vitro. Here, we used an immortalized bovine brain cell line (FBBC-1) to investigate viral replication efficiency, cytopathogenicity, and host innate immune responses. AKAV genogroup II and Shamonda virus replicated to higher titers in FBBC-1 cells compared with the other viruses, and only AKAV caused cytopathic effects. These results may be associated with the severe congenital lesions in the brain caused by AKAV genogroup II. AKAV genogroup II strains replicated to higher titers in FBBC-1 cells than AKAV genogroup I strains, suggesting that genogroup II strains replicated more efficiently in fetal brain cells, accounting for the detection of the latter strains mainly in fetal infection cases. Therefore, FBBC-1 cells may serve as a valuable tool for investigating the virulence and tropism of the orthobunyaviruses for bovine neonatal brain tissues in vitro.
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- Yuto Suda
- Kagoshima Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), 2702 Chuzan, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, 891-0105, Japan.
- Division of Infectious Animal Disease Research, NIAH, NARO, 3-1-5 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0856, Japan.
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- Kagoshima Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), 2702 Chuzan, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, 891-0105, Japan
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- Kagoshima Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), 2702 Chuzan, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, 891-0105, Japan
- Exotic Disease Group, Division of Transboundary, Animal Disease Research, NIAH, NARO, 6‑20‑1 Josuihoncho, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187‑0022, Japan
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- Kagoshima Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), 2702 Chuzan, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, 891-0105, Japan
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- Kagoshima Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), 2702 Chuzan, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, 891-0105, Japan
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O’Connor TW, Hick PM, Finlaison DS, Kirkland PD, Toribio JAL. Revisiting the Importance of Orthobunyaviruses for Animal Health: A Scoping Review of Livestock Disease, Diagnostic Tests, and Surveillance Strategies for the Simbu Serogroup. Viruses 2024; 16:294. [PMID: 38400069 PMCID: PMC10892073 DOI: 10.3390/v16020294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Orthobunyaviruses (order Bunyavirales, family Peribunyaviridae) in the Simbu serogroup have been responsible for widespread epidemics of congenital disease in ruminants. Australia has a national program to monitor arboviruses of veterinary importance. While monitoring for Akabane virus, a novel orthobunyavirus was detected. To inform the priority that should be given to this detection, a scoping review was undertaken to (1) characterise the associated disease presentations and establish which of the Simbu group viruses are of veterinary importance; (2) examine the diagnostic assays that have undergone development and validation for this group of viruses; and (3) describe the methods used to monitor the distribution of these viruses. Two search strategies identified 224 peer-reviewed publications for 33 viruses in the serogroup. Viruses in this group may cause severe animal health impacts, but only those phylogenetically arranged in clade B are associated with animal disease. Six viruses (Akabane, Schmallenberg, Aino, Shuni, Peaton, and Shamonda) were associated with congenital malformations, neurological signs, and reproductive disease. Diagnostic test interpretation is complicated by cross-reactivity, the timing of foetal immunocompetence, and sample type. Serological testing in surveys remains a mainstay of the methods used to monitor the distribution of SGVs. Given significant differences in survey designs, only broad mean seroprevalence estimates could be provided. Further research is required to determine the disease risk posed by novel orthobunyaviruses and how they could challenge current diagnostic and surveillance capabilities.
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- Tiffany W. O’Connor
- Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW 2570, Australia;
- Virology Laboratory, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Menangle, NSW 2568, Australia; (P.M.H.); (D.S.F.); (P.D.K.)
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- Virology Laboratory, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Menangle, NSW 2568, Australia; (P.M.H.); (D.S.F.); (P.D.K.)
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- Virology Laboratory, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Menangle, NSW 2568, Australia; (P.M.H.); (D.S.F.); (P.D.K.)
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- Virology Laboratory, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Menangle, NSW 2568, Australia; (P.M.H.); (D.S.F.); (P.D.K.)
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- Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW 2570, Australia;
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Inoue D, Hayashima A, Suzuta F, Motomura Y, Kawamoto Y, Yoshino F, Morita K, Hirai Y, Iwamatsu S, Nakazato S, Kimura K, Yanase T. Congenital malformations caused by Akabane virus in porcine fetuses in southern Japan. Vet Res Commun 2024; 48:449-457. [PMID: 37831381 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-023-10230-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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Akabane virus (AKAV) is known as a major teratogenic agent of ruminant fetuses. In this study, we investigated the relationship between porcine abnormal deliveries and AKAV by serology, pathology, and virology investigations using specimens from 16 stillborn fetuses delivered in southern Japan between 2013 and 2015. The major clinical manifestations in stillborn fetuses were hydranencephaly, arthrogryposis, spinal curvature, and both skeletal muscle and subcutaneous edema. Histologic examination of the specimens identified atrophy of skeletal muscle fibers accompanied by adipose replacement. Nonsuppurative encephalomyelitis and decreased neuronal density in the ventral horn of the spinal cord were shown in two separate fetuses, respectively. Neutralizing antibody titers to AKAV were detected in most of the tested fetuses (13/16). The AKAV sequences detected in the affected fetuses in 2013 and 2015 were highly identical and closely related to Japanese AKAV isolates which were isolated in 2013 and sorted into genogroup I of AKAV. Immunohistochemistry visualized AKAV antigens in the neuronal cells of the central nervous system of the fetuses. These findings indicate that AKAV was involved in the birth of abnormal piglets at the affected farm. The clinical manifestations and histopathological features in the stillborn fetuses were very similar to those in ruminant neonates affected by AKAV. To avoid misdiagnosis and to evaluate the precise impact of AKAV on pig reproduction, AKAV should be considered in differential diagnoses of reproductive failures in pigs.
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- Daisuke Inoue
- Chuo Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Nagasaki Prefecture, 3118 Kaizu, Isahaya, Nagasaki, 854-0063, Japan
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- Chuo Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Nagasaki Prefecture, 3118 Kaizu, Isahaya, Nagasaki, 854-0063, Japan
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- Chuo Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Nagasaki Prefecture, 3118 Kaizu, Isahaya, Nagasaki, 854-0063, Japan
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- Chuo Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Nagasaki Prefecture, 3118 Kaizu, Isahaya, Nagasaki, 854-0063, Japan
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- Chuo Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Nagasaki Prefecture, 3118 Kaizu, Isahaya, Nagasaki, 854-0063, Japan
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- Chuo Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Nagasaki Prefecture, 3118 Kaizu, Isahaya, Nagasaki, 854-0063, Japan
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- Chuo Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Nagasaki Prefecture, 3118 Kaizu, Isahaya, Nagasaki, 854-0063, Japan
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- Chuo Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Nagasaki Prefecture, 3118 Kaizu, Isahaya, Nagasaki, 854-0063, Japan
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- Chuo Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Nagasaki Prefecture, 3118 Kaizu, Isahaya, Nagasaki, 854-0063, Japan
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- Chuo Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Nagasaki Prefecture, 3118 Kaizu, Isahaya, Nagasaki, 854-0063, Japan
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- Pathology and Production Disease Group, Division of Hygiene Management Research, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Kagoshima Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, 2702, Chuzan, Kagoshima, 891-0105, Japan.
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Hughes HR, Kenney JL, Calvert AE. Cache Valley virus: an emerging arbovirus of public and veterinary health importance. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2023; 60:1230-1241. [PMID: 37862064 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjad058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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Cache Valley virus (CVV) is a mosquito-borne virus in the genus Orthobunyavirus (Bunyavirales: Peribunyaviridae) that has been identified as a teratogen in ruminants causing fetal death and severe malformations during epizootics in the U.S. CVV has recently emerged as a viral pathogen causing severe disease in humans. Despite its emergence as a public health and agricultural concern, CVV has yet to be significantly studied by the scientific community. Limited information exists on CVV's geographic distribution, ecological cycle, seroprevalence in humans and animals, and spectrum of disease, including its potential as a human teratogen. Here, we present what is known of CVV's virology, ecology, and clinical disease in ruminants and humans. We discuss the current diagnostic techniques available and highlight gaps in our current knowledge and considerations for future research.
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- Holly R Hughes
- Arboviral Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3156 Rampart Road, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA
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- Arboviral Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3156 Rampart Road, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA
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- Arboviral Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3156 Rampart Road, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA
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Hageman G, Nihom J. Fetuses and infants with Amyoplasia congenita in congenital Zika syndrome: The evidence of a viral cause. A narrative review of 144 cases. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2023; 42:1-14. [PMID: 36442412 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2022.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Amyoplasia congenita is the most frequent type of arthrogryposis causing fetal hypokinesia, leading to congenital contractures at birth. The pathogenesis is thought to be impaired blood circulation to the fetus early in pregnancy, with hypotension and hypoxia damaging the anterior horn cells. In animal studies however a prenatal infection with a poliomyelitis-like viral agent was demonstrated. Congenital Zika virus syndrome (CZVS) has recently been described in infants with severe microcephaly, and in 10-25% of cases arthrogryposis. METHODS A search in PubMed for CZVS yielded 124 studies. After a selection for arthrogryposis, 35 papers were included, describing 144 cases. The studies were divided into two categories. 1) Those (87 cases) focussing on imaging or histological data of congenital brain defects, contained insufficient information to link arthrogryposis specifically to lesions of the brain or spinal motor neuron. 2) In the other 57 cases detailed clinical data could be linked to neurophysiological, imaging or histological data. RESULTS In category 1 the most frequent brain abnormalities in imaging studies were ventriculomegaly, calcifications (subcortical, basal ganglia, cerebellum), hypoplasia of the brainstem and cerebellum, atrophy of the cerebral cortex, migration disorders and corpus callosum anomalies. In category 2, in 38 of 57 cases clinical data were indicative of Amyoplasia congenita. This diagnosis was confirmed by electromyographic findings (13 cases), by MRI (37 cases) or histology (12 cases) of the spinal cord. The latter showed small or absent lateral corticospinal tracts, and cell loss and degeneration of motor neuron cells. Zika virus-proteins and flavivirus-like particles were detected in cytoplasm of spinal neurons. CONCLUSION The phenotype of arthrogryposis in CZVS is consistent with Amyoplasia congenita. These findings warrant search for an intrauterine infection with any neurotropic viral agent with affinity to spinal motor neurons in neonates with Amyoplasia.
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- G Hageman
- Department of Neurology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Hospital Enschede, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Hospital Enschede, the Netherlands
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Yang D, Yang MS, Kim B. Attraction and Repellent Behaviors of Culicoides Biting Midges toward Cow Dung, Carbon Dioxide, and Essential Oils. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY 2021; 59:465-471. [PMID: 34724765 PMCID: PMC8561049 DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2021.59.5.465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are hematophagous arthropod vectors that transmit epizootic arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses). Arboviruses are recognized as causes of pregnancy loss, encephalomyelitis, and congenital malformations in ruminants. Therefore, continuous monitoring and control of Culicoides, which causes significant damage to industrial animals are necessary. We performed attraction and repellent tests in Culicoides using various essential oils, cow dung, and carbon dioxide (CO2). Culicoides tended to move more to cow dung (60.8%, P<0.0001) and CO2 (63.8%, P<0.01). To the essential oils as repellents, 26.1% (P<0.0001), 18.7% (P<0.001), and 25.5% (P<0.01) of the Culicoides moved to the lavender, lemongrass, and eucalyptus chamber, respectively. The Culicoides that moved to the 3 essential oils chambers showed markedly low activity. Collectively, it was showed that Culicoides tended to be attractive to cow dung and CO2, and repellent from the 3 essential oils.
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- Daram Yang
- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biosafety Research Institute, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biosafety Research Institute, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biosafety Research Institute, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea
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Kimura K, Yanase T, Kato T. Histopathological, Immunohistochemical and In-Situ Hybridization Findings in Suckling Rats Experimentally Infected With Akabane Genogroups Ⅰ and Ⅱ, Aino and Peaton Viruses. J Comp Pathol 2021; 187:27-39. [PMID: 34503652 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2021.06.004] [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: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 03/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Akabane, Aino and Peaton viruses are closely related arthropod-borne viruses in the genus Orthobunyavirus of the family Peribunyaviridae that can cause congenital abnormalities in cattle, sheep and goats. East Asian Akabane virus strains are subdivided into genogroups Ⅰ and Ⅱ, and the former can also cause non-suppurative encephalomyelitis in post-natal animals. Specific detection of the infecting virus in tissues is essential for accurate diagnosis. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) has been used to identify viral antigen but cannot always detect specific viruses due to potential cross-reactivity of the primary antisera. We compared in-situ hybridization (ISH), based on the use of cocktail probe sets targeted at the RNA of each virus, with IHC for the detection of the specific viruses in tissues of suckling rats inoculated intracerebrally with Akabane (KM-1 or OBE-1 strains), Aino or Peaton viruses at 3 or 7 days of age. Most inoculated rats developed severe neurological signs and histopathological brain lesions including necrosis, spongy degeneration and non-suppurative inflammation. A rabbit polyclonal antiserum immunolabelled antigen of all three viruses within the lesions, whereas ISH specifically detected RNA of each individual virus. The distribution of viral RNA was comparable to that of viral antigens, but tended to be more widespread, especially in immature nervous tissue. Viral antigen and RNA were detected in skeletal muscle and heart of the rats infected with the KM-1 strain of Akabane virus but not with any of the other viruses. This study demonstrates the value of ISH detection of these viruses in a rat model and may prove useful for clarification of the pathogenesis of post-natal arbovirus infection.
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- Kumiko Kimura
- Division of Pathology and Pathophysiology, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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- Kyushu Research Station, Division of Transboundary Animal Disease, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Kyushu Research Station, Division of Transboundary Animal Disease, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Kagoshima, Japan
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Wernike K, Reimann I, Banyard AC, Kraatz F, La Rocca SA, Hoffmann B, McGowan S, Hechinger S, Choudhury B, Aebischer A, Steinbach F, Beer M. High genetic variability of Schmallenberg virus M-segment leads to efficient immune escape from neutralizing antibodies. PLoS Pathog 2021; 17:e1009247. [PMID: 33497419 PMCID: PMC7872300 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is the cause of severe fetal malformations when immunologically naïve pregnant ruminants are infected. In those malformed fetuses, a "hot-spot"-region of high genetic variability within the N-terminal region of the viral envelope protein Gc has been observed previously, and this region co-localizes with a known key immunogenic domain. We studied a series of M-segments of those SBV variants from malformed fetuses with point mutations, insertions or large in-frame deletions of up to 612 nucleotides. Furthermore, a unique cell-culture isolate from a malformed fetus with large in-frame deletions within the M-segment was analyzed. Each Gc-protein with amino acid deletions within the "hot spot" of mutations failed to react with any neutralizing anti-SBV monoclonal antibodies or a domain specific antiserum. In addition, in vitro virus replication of the natural deletion variant could not be markedly reduced by neutralizing monoclonal antibodies or antisera from the field. The large-deletion variant of SBV that could be isolated in cell culture was highly attenuated with an impaired in vivo replication following the inoculation of sheep. In conclusion, the observed amino acid sequence mutations within the N-terminal main immunogenic domain of glycoprotein Gc result in an efficient immune evasion from neutralizing antibodies in the special environment of a developing fetus. These SBV-variants were never detected as circulating viruses, and therefore should be considered to be dead-end virus variants, which are not able to spread further. The observations described here may be transferred to other orthobunyaviruses, particularly those of the Simbu serogroup that have been shown to infect fetuses. Importantly, such mutant strains should not be included in attempts to trace the spatial-temporal evolution of orthobunyaviruses in molecular-epidemiolocal approaches during outbreak investigations.
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- Kerstin Wernike
- Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald—Insel Riems, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald—Insel Riems, Germany
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- Department of Virology, Animal and Plant Health Agency Weybridge, Addlestone, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald—Insel Riems, Germany
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- Department of Virology, Animal and Plant Health Agency Weybridge, Addlestone, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald—Insel Riems, Germany
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- Department of Virology, Animal and Plant Health Agency Weybridge, Addlestone, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald—Insel Riems, Germany
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- Department of Virology, Animal and Plant Health Agency Weybridge, Addlestone, United Kingdom
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- Department of Experimental Animal Facilities and Biorisk Management, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald—Insel Riems, Germany
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- Department of Virology, Animal and Plant Health Agency Weybridge, Addlestone, United Kingdom
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald—Insel Riems, Germany
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Oymans J, van Keulen L, Vermeulen GM, Wichgers Schreur PJ, Kortekaas J. Shuni Virus Replicates at the Maternal-Fetal Interface of the Ovine and Human Placenta. Pathogens 2020; 10:pathogens10010017. [PMID: 33383649 PMCID: PMC7823754 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10010017] [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: 11/22/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Shuni virus (SHUV) is a neglected teratogenic and neurotropic orthobunyavirus that was discovered in the 1960s in Nigeria and was subsequently detected in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Israel. The virus was isolated from field-collected biting midges and mosquitoes and shown to disseminate efficiently in laboratory-reared biting midges, suggesting that members of the families Culicidae and Ceratopogonidae may function as vectors. SHUV infections have been associated with severe neurological disease in horses, a variety of wildlife species, and domesticated ruminants. SHUV infection of ruminants is additionally associated with abortion, stillbirth, and congenital malformations. The detection of antibodies in human sera also suggests that the virus may have zoonotic potential. To understand how SHUV crosses the ruminant placenta, we here infected pregnant ewes and subsequently performed detailed clinical- and histopathological examination of placental tissue. We found that SHUV targets both maternal epithelial cells and fetal trophoblasts, that together form the maternal-fetal interface of the ovine placenta. Experiments with human placental explants, furthermore, revealed replication of SHUV in syncytiotrophoblasts, which are generally highly resistant to virus infections. Our findings provide novel insights into vertical transmission of SHUV in sheep and call for research on the potential risk of SHUV infection during human pregnancies.
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- Judith Oymans
- Department of Virology, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Houtribweg 39, 8221 RA Lelystad, The Netherlands; (J.O.); (L.v.K.); (P.J.W.S.)
- Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Virology, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Houtribweg 39, 8221 RA Lelystad, The Netherlands; (J.O.); (L.v.K.); (P.J.W.S.)
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- Department of Gynaecology, Isala Hospital, 8025 AB Zwolle, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Virology, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Houtribweg 39, 8221 RA Lelystad, The Netherlands; (J.O.); (L.v.K.); (P.J.W.S.)
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- Department of Virology, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Houtribweg 39, 8221 RA Lelystad, The Netherlands; (J.O.); (L.v.K.); (P.J.W.S.)
- Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Correspondence:
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Prevalence of Antibodies to Simbu Serogroup Viruses in Cattle in Sudan. Vet Med Int 2020; 2020:8858742. [PMID: 33149881 PMCID: PMC7603633 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8858742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 08/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The Simbu serogroup is one of the serogroups that belong to the Orthobunyavirus genus of the family Peribunyaviridae. Simbu serogroup viruses are transmitted mainly by Culicoides biting midges. Meager information is available on Simbu serogroup virus infection in ruminants in Sudan. Therefore, in this study, serological surveillance of Simbu serogroup viruses in cattle in seven states in Sudan was conducted during the period from May, 2015, to March, 2016, to shed some light on the prevalence of this group of viruses in our country. Using a cross-sectional design, 184 cattle sera were collected and tested by a commercial SBV ELISA kit which enables the detection of antibodies against various Simbu serogroup viruses. The results showed an overall 86.4% prevalence of antibodies to Simbu serogroup viruses in cattle in Sudan. Univariate analysis showed a significant association (p=0.007) between ELISA seropositivity and states where samples were collected. This study suggests that Simbu serogroup virus infection is present in cattle in Sudan. Further epizootiological investigations on Simbu serogroup viruses infection and virus species involved are warranted.
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Jones S, Eden L, McKay H, Bollard N, Dunham S, Davies P, Tarlinton R. Schmallenberg virus neutralising antibody responses in sheep. BMC Vet Res 2019; 15:426. [PMID: 31779623 PMCID: PMC6883675 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-019-2139-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is a midge borne virus of cattle and sheep. Infection is typically asymptomatic in adult sheep but fetal infection during pregnancy can result in abortion, stillbirth, neurological disorders and malformations of variable severity in newborn animals. It was first identified in Germany and the Netherlands in 2011 and then circulated throughout Europe in 2012 and 2013. Circulation in subsequent years was low or non-existent until summer and autumn 2016, leading to an increased incidence of deformed newborn lambs and calves in 2016-17. This study reports SBV circulation in October 2016 within a group of 24 ewes and 13 rams. The ewes were monitored at 3 times points over an 11 week period (September to December 2016). RESULTS Most ewes displayed an increase in SBV VNT with antibody titre increases greater in older, previously exposed ewes. Two ewes had SBV RNA detectable by RT-qPCR, one on 30/09/16 and one on 04/11/16. Of these ewes, one had detectable serum SBV RNA (indicating viraemia) despite pre-existing antibody. The rams had been previously vaccinated with a commercial inactivated SBV vaccine, they showed minimal neutralising antibody titres against SBV 8 months post-vaccination and all displayed increased titre in October 2016. CONCLUSION This data suggests that SBV circulated for a minimum period of 5 weeks in September to October 2016 in central England. Ewes previously exposed to virus showed an enhanced antibody response compared to naïve animals. Pre-existing antibody titre did not prevent re-infection in at least one animal, implying immunity to SBV upon natural exposure may not be life-long. In addition, data suggests that immunity provided by killed adjuvanted SBV vaccines only provides short term protection (< 8 months) from virus.
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- Scott Jones
- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK.
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK
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Yanase T, Hayama Y, Shirafuji H, Tsutsui T, Terada Y. Surveillance of Culicoides biting midges in northern Honshu, Japan, during the period of Akabane virus spread. J Vet Med Sci 2019; 81:1496-1503. [PMID: 31447461 PMCID: PMC6863720 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.19-0303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
A surveillance of Culicoides biting midges with light suction traps was
conducted in the northern region of Honshu, main island of Japan, during the summers and
autumns of 2009 and 2010. A total of 106 trap collections across 37 cattle farms were
investigated for the structure and distribution of Culicoides species.
Forty-thousand and one hundred forty-nine specimens of Culicoides biting
midges were identified at the species level, and ≥19 species were included in the
specimens. Culicoides oxystoma, which is a known major vector of Akabane
virus (AKAV), appeared not to have expanded in northern Honshu during the surveillance. Of
the potential AKAV vectors suggested by a previous laboratory experiment, C.
tainanus and C. punctatus widely infested cowsheds across
northern Honshu. The AKAV circulation was confirmed by serological surveillance of
sentinel cattle in northern Honshu during the summer and autumn of 2010 and, consequently,
>200 calves affected by the virus were identified as of spring 2011. Our surveillance
demonstrated that C. tainanus and C. punctatus were
widely spread and often dominated at cattle farms in/around the seroconverted regions, and
our results thus suggest that these species played a critical role in the AKAV
transmission in 2010. Because the distribution ranges of C. tainanus and
C. punctatus cover almost all of mainland Japan, a potential risk of
AKAV transmission might be expected even in areas outside the range of C.
oxystoma.
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- Tohru Yanase
- Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, 2702, Chuzan, Kagoshima 891-0105, Japan
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- Viral Disease and Epidemiology Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, 3-1-5, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0856, Japan
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- Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, 2702, Chuzan, Kagoshima 891-0105, Japan
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- Viral Disease and Epidemiology Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, 3-1-5, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0856, Japan
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- Bacterial and Parasitic Disease Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, 3-1-5, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0856, Japan
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Collins ÁB, Doherty ML, Barrett DJ, Mee JF. Schmallenberg virus: a systematic international literature review (2011-2019) from an Irish perspective. Ir Vet J 2019; 72:9. [PMID: 31624588 PMCID: PMC6785879 DOI: 10.1186/s13620-019-0147-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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In Autumn 2011, nonspecific clinical signs of pyrexia, diarrhoea, and drop in milk yield were observed in dairy cattle near the German town of Schmallenberg at the Dutch/German border. Targeted veterinary diagnostic investigations for classical endemic and emerging viruses could not identify a causal agent. Blood samples were collected from animals with clinical signs and subjected to metagenomic analysis; a novel orthobunyavirus was identified and named Schmallenberg virus (SBV). In late 2011/early 2012, an epidemic of abortions and congenital malformations in calves, lambs and goat kids, characterised by arthrogryposis and hydranencephaly were reported in continental Europe. Subsequently, SBV RNA was confirmed in both aborted and congenitally malformed foetuses and also in Culicoides species biting midges. It soon became evident that SBV was an arthropod-borne teratogenic virus affecting domestic ruminants. SBV rapidly achieved a pan-European distribution with most countries confirming SBV infection within a year or two of the initial emergence. The first Irish case of SBV was confirmed in the south of the country in late 2012 in a bovine foetus. Since SBV was first identified in 2011, a considerable body of scientific research has been conducted internationally describing this novel emerging virus. The aim of this systematic review is to provide a comprehensive synopsis of the most up-to-date scientific literature regarding the origin of SBV and the spread of the Schmallenberg epidemic, in addition to describing the species affected, clinical signs, pathogenesis, transmission, risk factors, impact, diagnostics, surveillance methods and control measures. This review also highlights current knowledge gaps in the scientific literature regarding SBV, most notably the requirement for further research to determine if, and to what extent, SBV circulation occurred in Europe and internationally during 2017 and 2018. Moreover, recommendations are also made regarding future arbovirus surveillance in Europe, specifically the establishment of a European-wide sentinel herd surveillance program, which incorporates bovine serology and Culicoides entomology and virology studies, at national and international level to monitor for the emergence and re-emergence of arboviruses such as SBV, bluetongue virus and other novel Culicoides-borne arboviruses.
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- Áine B Collins
- Animal and Bioscience Research Department, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co, Cork, Ireland.,2School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- 2School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Department of Agriculture, Surveillance, Animal By-Products and TSE Division, Food and the Marine, Backweston, Celbridge, Co. Kildare Ireland
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- Animal and Bioscience Research Department, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co, Cork, Ireland
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Yang D, Yang MS, Rhim H, Han JI, Oem JK, Kim YH, Lee KK, Lim CW, Kim B. Analysis of Five Arboviruses and Culicoides Distribution on Cattle Farms in Jeollabuk-do, Korea. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY 2018; 56:477-485. [PMID: 30419733 PMCID: PMC6243180 DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2018.56.5.477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Arthropod-borne viruses (Arboviruses) are transmitted by arthropods such as Culicoides biting midges and cause abortion, stillbirth, and congenital malformation in ruminants, apparently leading to economic losses to farmers. To monitor the distribution of Culicoides and to determine their relationship with different environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, wind speed, and altitude of the farms) on 5 cattle farms, Culicoides were collected during summer season (May-September) in 2016 and 2017, and analyzed for identification of species and detection of arboviruses. About 35% of the Culicoides were collected in July and the collection rate increased with increase in temperature and humidity. The higher altitude where the farms were located, the more Culicoides were collected on inside than outside. In antigen test of Culicoides against 5 arboviruses, only Chuzan virus (CHUV) (2.63%) was detected in 2016. The Akabane virus (AKAV), CHUV, Ibaraki virus and Bovine ephemeral fever virus (BEFV) had a positive rate of less than 1.8% in 2017. In antigen test of bovine whole blood, AKAV (12.96%) and BEFV (0.96%) were positive in only one of the farms. As a result of serum neutralization test, antibodies against AKAV were generally measured in all the farms. These results suggest that vaccination before the season in which the Culicoides are active is probably best to prevent arbovirus infections.
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- Daram Yang
- College of Veterinary Medicine and Korea Zoonosis Research Institute, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Korea Zoonosis Research Institute, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Korea Zoonosis Research Institute, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Korea Zoonosis Research Institute, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Korea Zoonosis Research Institute, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea
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- Animal Disease Diagnostic Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon 39660, Korea
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- Animal Disease Diagnostic Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon 39660, Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Korea Zoonosis Research Institute, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Korea Zoonosis Research Institute, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea
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Testicular Degeneration and Infertility following Arbovirus Infection. J Virol 2018; 92:JVI.01131-18. [PMID: 30021901 PMCID: PMC6146814 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01131-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Arboviruses can cause a variety of clinical signs, including febrile illness, arthritis, encephalitis, and hemorrhagic fever. The recent Zika epidemic highlighted the possibility that arboviruses may also negatively affect the male reproductive tract. In this study, we focused on bluetongue virus (BTV), the causative agent of bluetongue and one of the major arboviruses of ruminants. We show that rams that recovered from bluetongue displayed signs of testicular degeneration and azoospermia up to 100 days after the initial infection. Importantly, testicular degeneration was induced in rams experimentally infected with either a high (BTV-1IT2006)- or a low (BTV-1IT2013)-virulence strain of BTV. Rams infected with the low-virulence BTV strain displayed testicular lesions in the absence of other major clinical signs. Testicular lesions in BTV-infected rams were due to viral replication in the endothelial cells of the peritubular areas of the testes, resulting in stimulation of a type I interferon response, reduction of testosterone biosynthesis by Leydig cells and destruction of Sertoli cells and the blood-testis barrier in more severe cases. Hence, BTV induces testicular degeneration and disruption of spermatogenesis by replicating solely in the endothelial cells of the peritubular areas unlike other gonadotropic viruses. This study shows that a naturally occurring arboviral disease can cause testicular degeneration and affect male fertility at least temporarily.IMPORTANCE During the recent Zika epidemic, it has become apparent that arboviruses could potentially cause reproductive health problems in male patients. Little is known regarding the effects that arboviruses have on the male reproductive tract. Here, we studied bluetongue virus (BTV), an arbovirus of ruminants, and its effects on the testes of rams. We show that BTV was able to induce testicular degeneration in naturally and experimentally infected rams. Testicular degeneration was caused by BTV replication in the endothelial cells of the peritubular area surrounding the seminiferous tubules (the functional unit of the testes) and was associated with a localized type I interferon response, destruction of the cells supporting the developing germinal cells (Sertoli cells), and reduction of testosterone synthesis. As a result of BTV infection, rams became azoospermic. This study highlights that problems in the male reproductive tract caused by arboviruses could be more common than previously thought.
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Matsumori Y, Aizawa M, Sakai Y, Inoue D, Kodani M, Tsuha O, Beppu A, Hirashima Y, Kono R, Ohtani A, Yanase T, Shirafuji H, Kato T, Tanaka S, Yamakawa M. Congenital abnormalities in calves associated with Peaton virus infection in Japan. J Vet Diagn Invest 2018; 30:855-861. [PMID: 30204057 DOI: 10.1177/1040638718796269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Peaton virus (PEAV; family Peribunyaviridae, genus Orthobunyavirus) appears to be capable of producing congenital malformations in ruminants; however, its pathogenicity remains unknown given its relatively low incidence. We evaluated the relationship between congenital abnormalities of calves and PEAV infection by serologic, epidemiologic, pathologic, and virologic investigations using specimens from 31 malformed calves in the years 1996-2016 in Japan. Antibody testing was carried out for known teratogenic viruses, including Akabane, Aino, Chuzan, and bovine viral diarrhea viruses, in the precolostral sera of these abnormal calves, but all results were negative. However, all 31 malformed calves were positive for antibodies against PEAV. A PEAV-specific gene was amplified from central nervous system tissues from a stillborn calf delivered in April 2007, and its nucleotide sequence was identical with that of PEAV isolated from healthy sentinel cattle in September 2006. These findings indicate that PEAV can cause bovine congenital anomalies.
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- Yoichi Matsumori
- Nagasaki Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan (Matsumori, Sakai, Inoue).,Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Animal Health, Uruma, Okinawa, Japan (Aizawa, Tsuha).,Kurayoshi Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan (Kodani).,Kagoshima Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Hioki, Kagoshima, Japan (Beppu, Hirashima).,Kumamoto Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kumamoto, Japan (Kono).,Yamaguchi Chubu Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Yamaguchi, Japan (Ohtani).,Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kagoshima, Japan (Yanase, Shirafuji, Kato, Tanaka).,Exotic Disease Research Unit, Division of Transboundary Animal Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan (Yamakawa)
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- Nagasaki Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan (Matsumori, Sakai, Inoue).,Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Animal Health, Uruma, Okinawa, Japan (Aizawa, Tsuha).,Kurayoshi Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan (Kodani).,Kagoshima Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Hioki, Kagoshima, Japan (Beppu, Hirashima).,Kumamoto Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kumamoto, Japan (Kono).,Yamaguchi Chubu Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Yamaguchi, Japan (Ohtani).,Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kagoshima, Japan (Yanase, Shirafuji, Kato, Tanaka).,Exotic Disease Research Unit, Division of Transboundary Animal Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan (Yamakawa)
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- Nagasaki Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan (Matsumori, Sakai, Inoue).,Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Animal Health, Uruma, Okinawa, Japan (Aizawa, Tsuha).,Kurayoshi Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan (Kodani).,Kagoshima Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Hioki, Kagoshima, Japan (Beppu, Hirashima).,Kumamoto Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kumamoto, Japan (Kono).,Yamaguchi Chubu Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Yamaguchi, Japan (Ohtani).,Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kagoshima, Japan (Yanase, Shirafuji, Kato, Tanaka).,Exotic Disease Research Unit, Division of Transboundary Animal Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan (Yamakawa)
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- Nagasaki Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan (Matsumori, Sakai, Inoue).,Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Animal Health, Uruma, Okinawa, Japan (Aizawa, Tsuha).,Kurayoshi Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan (Kodani).,Kagoshima Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Hioki, Kagoshima, Japan (Beppu, Hirashima).,Kumamoto Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kumamoto, Japan (Kono).,Yamaguchi Chubu Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Yamaguchi, Japan (Ohtani).,Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kagoshima, Japan (Yanase, Shirafuji, Kato, Tanaka).,Exotic Disease Research Unit, Division of Transboundary Animal Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan (Yamakawa)
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- Nagasaki Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan (Matsumori, Sakai, Inoue).,Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Animal Health, Uruma, Okinawa, Japan (Aizawa, Tsuha).,Kurayoshi Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan (Kodani).,Kagoshima Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Hioki, Kagoshima, Japan (Beppu, Hirashima).,Kumamoto Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kumamoto, Japan (Kono).,Yamaguchi Chubu Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Yamaguchi, Japan (Ohtani).,Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kagoshima, Japan (Yanase, Shirafuji, Kato, Tanaka).,Exotic Disease Research Unit, Division of Transboundary Animal Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan (Yamakawa)
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- Nagasaki Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan (Matsumori, Sakai, Inoue).,Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Animal Health, Uruma, Okinawa, Japan (Aizawa, Tsuha).,Kurayoshi Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan (Kodani).,Kagoshima Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Hioki, Kagoshima, Japan (Beppu, Hirashima).,Kumamoto Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kumamoto, Japan (Kono).,Yamaguchi Chubu Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Yamaguchi, Japan (Ohtani).,Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kagoshima, Japan (Yanase, Shirafuji, Kato, Tanaka).,Exotic Disease Research Unit, Division of Transboundary Animal Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan (Yamakawa)
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- Nagasaki Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan (Matsumori, Sakai, Inoue).,Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Animal Health, Uruma, Okinawa, Japan (Aizawa, Tsuha).,Kurayoshi Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan (Kodani).,Kagoshima Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Hioki, Kagoshima, Japan (Beppu, Hirashima).,Kumamoto Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kumamoto, Japan (Kono).,Yamaguchi Chubu Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Yamaguchi, Japan (Ohtani).,Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kagoshima, Japan (Yanase, Shirafuji, Kato, Tanaka).,Exotic Disease Research Unit, Division of Transboundary Animal Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan (Yamakawa)
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- Nagasaki Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan (Matsumori, Sakai, Inoue).,Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Animal Health, Uruma, Okinawa, Japan (Aizawa, Tsuha).,Kurayoshi Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan (Kodani).,Kagoshima Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Hioki, Kagoshima, Japan (Beppu, Hirashima).,Kumamoto Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kumamoto, Japan (Kono).,Yamaguchi Chubu Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Yamaguchi, Japan (Ohtani).,Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kagoshima, Japan (Yanase, Shirafuji, Kato, Tanaka).,Exotic Disease Research Unit, Division of Transboundary Animal Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan (Yamakawa)
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- Nagasaki Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan (Matsumori, Sakai, Inoue).,Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Animal Health, Uruma, Okinawa, Japan (Aizawa, Tsuha).,Kurayoshi Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan (Kodani).,Kagoshima Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Hioki, Kagoshima, Japan (Beppu, Hirashima).,Kumamoto Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kumamoto, Japan (Kono).,Yamaguchi Chubu Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Yamaguchi, Japan (Ohtani).,Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kagoshima, Japan (Yanase, Shirafuji, Kato, Tanaka).,Exotic Disease Research Unit, Division of Transboundary Animal Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan (Yamakawa)
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- Nagasaki Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan (Matsumori, Sakai, Inoue).,Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Animal Health, Uruma, Okinawa, Japan (Aizawa, Tsuha).,Kurayoshi Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan (Kodani).,Kagoshima Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Hioki, Kagoshima, Japan (Beppu, Hirashima).,Kumamoto Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kumamoto, Japan (Kono).,Yamaguchi Chubu Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Yamaguchi, Japan (Ohtani).,Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kagoshima, Japan (Yanase, Shirafuji, Kato, Tanaka).,Exotic Disease Research Unit, Division of Transboundary Animal Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan (Yamakawa)
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- Nagasaki Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan (Matsumori, Sakai, Inoue).,Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Animal Health, Uruma, Okinawa, Japan (Aizawa, Tsuha).,Kurayoshi Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan (Kodani).,Kagoshima Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Hioki, Kagoshima, Japan (Beppu, Hirashima).,Kumamoto Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kumamoto, Japan (Kono).,Yamaguchi Chubu Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Yamaguchi, Japan (Ohtani).,Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kagoshima, Japan (Yanase, Shirafuji, Kato, Tanaka).,Exotic Disease Research Unit, Division of Transboundary Animal Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan (Yamakawa)
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- Nagasaki Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan (Matsumori, Sakai, Inoue).,Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Animal Health, Uruma, Okinawa, Japan (Aizawa, Tsuha).,Kurayoshi Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan (Kodani).,Kagoshima Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Hioki, Kagoshima, Japan (Beppu, Hirashima).,Kumamoto Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kumamoto, Japan (Kono).,Yamaguchi Chubu Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Yamaguchi, Japan (Ohtani).,Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kagoshima, Japan (Yanase, Shirafuji, Kato, Tanaka).,Exotic Disease Research Unit, Division of Transboundary Animal Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan (Yamakawa)
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- Nagasaki Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan (Matsumori, Sakai, Inoue).,Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Animal Health, Uruma, Okinawa, Japan (Aizawa, Tsuha).,Kurayoshi Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan (Kodani).,Kagoshima Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Hioki, Kagoshima, Japan (Beppu, Hirashima).,Kumamoto Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kumamoto, Japan (Kono).,Yamaguchi Chubu Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Yamaguchi, Japan (Ohtani).,Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kagoshima, Japan (Yanase, Shirafuji, Kato, Tanaka).,Exotic Disease Research Unit, Division of Transboundary Animal Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan (Yamakawa)
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- Nagasaki Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan (Matsumori, Sakai, Inoue).,Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Animal Health, Uruma, Okinawa, Japan (Aizawa, Tsuha).,Kurayoshi Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan (Kodani).,Kagoshima Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Hioki, Kagoshima, Japan (Beppu, Hirashima).,Kumamoto Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kumamoto, Japan (Kono).,Yamaguchi Chubu Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Yamaguchi, Japan (Ohtani).,Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kagoshima, Japan (Yanase, Shirafuji, Kato, Tanaka).,Exotic Disease Research Unit, Division of Transboundary Animal Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan (Yamakawa)
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- Nagasaki Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan (Matsumori, Sakai, Inoue).,Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Animal Health, Uruma, Okinawa, Japan (Aizawa, Tsuha).,Kurayoshi Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan (Kodani).,Kagoshima Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Hioki, Kagoshima, Japan (Beppu, Hirashima).,Kumamoto Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kumamoto, Japan (Kono).,Yamaguchi Chubu Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Yamaguchi, Japan (Ohtani).,Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kagoshima, Japan (Yanase, Shirafuji, Kato, Tanaka).,Exotic Disease Research Unit, Division of Transboundary Animal Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan (Yamakawa)
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In late 2011, unspecific clinical symptoms such as fever, diarrhea, and decreased milk production were observed in dairy cattle in the Dutch/German border region. After exclusion of classical endemic and emerging viruses by targeted diagnostic systems, blood samples from acutely diseased cows were subjected to metagenomics analysis. An insect-transmitted orthobunyavirus of the Simbu serogroup was identified as the causative agent and named Schmallenberg virus (SBV). It was one of the first detections of the introduction of a novel virus of veterinary importance to Europe using the new technology of next-generation sequencing. The virus was subsequently isolated from identical samples as used for metagenomics analysis in insect and mammalian cell lines and disease symptoms were reproduced in calves experimentally infected with both, this culture-grown virus and blood samples of diseased cattle. Since its emergence, SBV spread very rapidly throughout the European ruminant population causing mild unspecific disease in adult animals, but also premature birth or stillbirth and severe fetal malformation when naive dams were infected during a critical phase of gestation. In the following years, SBV recirculated regularly to a larger extend; in the 2014 and 2016 vector seasons the virus was again repeatedly detected in the blood of adult ruminants, and in the following winter and spring months, a number of malformed calves and lambs was born. The genome of viruses present in viremic adult animals showed a very high sequence stability; in sequences generated between 2012 and 2016, only a few amino acid substitutions in comparison to the initial SBV isolate could be detected. In contrast, a high sequence variability was identified in the aminoterminal part of the glycoprotein Gc-encoding region of viruses present in the brain of malformed newborns. This mutation hotspot is independent of the region or host species from which the samples originated and is potentially involved in immune evasion mechanisms.
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- Kerstin Wernike
- Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
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- Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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Incursion of Schmallenberg virus into Great Britain in 2011 and emergence of variant sequences in 2016. Vet J 2018; 234:77-84. [PMID: 29680399 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Revised: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is a vector-borne orthobunyavirus in the family Bunyaviridae, first identified in Germany before rapidly spreading throughout Europe. To investigate the events surrounding the incursion of this virus into Great Britain (GB) and its subsequent spread, archived sheep serum samples from an unrelated field survey in 2011 were analysed for the presence of SBV specific antibodies, to determine the earliest date of seroconversion. This serological study, along with analysis of the spatial spread of the sources of samples submitted for SBV analysis after January 2012, suggests that SBV entered GB on more than one occasion and in more than one location. Phylogenetic analysis of SBV sequences from 2012 ovine samples, from a variety of counties and dates, demonstrated a non-linear evolution of the virus, i.e. there was no distinct clustering between host species, geographical locations or during the outbreak. This also supports the notion of multiple viruses entering GB, rather than a single virus incursion. Premature termination signals were present in several non-structural putative protein sequences. One SBV sequence exhibited large deletions in the M segment of the genome. After the first outbreak in 2011-2012, interest in SBV in GB waned and continuous surveillance was not upheld. The re-emergence of SBV in 2016 has raised renewed concern and ended speculation that SBV might have been eradicated permanently from GB. When SBV sequences from 2012 were compared with those from the re-emergence in 2016-2017, a second distinct clade of SBV was identified that separates recent strains from those observed during the first outbreak.
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Collins ÁB, Mee JF, Kirkland PD. Pathogenicity and teratogenicity of Schmallenberg virus and Akabane virus in experimentally infected chicken embryos. Vet Microbiol 2018. [PMID: 29519522 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2018.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Schmallenberg virus (SBV) and Akabane virus (AKAV) are teratogenic Simbu serogroup Orthobunyaviruses. Embryonated chicken egg models (ECE) have been used to study the pathogenicity and teratogenicity of Simbu viruses previously, however to date no such studies have been reported for SBV. Hence, the aims of this study were to investigate if ECE are susceptible to experimental SBV infection, and to evaluate the pathogenicity and teratogenicity of SBV and AKAV in ECE models. Two studies were conducted. In Study A, SBV (106.4 TCID50) was inoculated into the yolk-sac of 6-day-old and 8-day-old ECEs. In Study B, SBV and AKAV were inoculated into 7-day-old ECEs at a range of doses (102.0-106.0 TCID50). ECE were incubated at 37 °C until day 19, when they were submitted for pathological and virological examination. SBV infection in ECE at 6, 7 and 8 days of incubation resulted in stunted growth and musculoskeletal malformations (arthrogryposis, skeletal muscle atrophy, contracted toes, distorted and twisted legs). Mortality was greater in embryos inoculated with SBV (31%) compared to AKAV (19%), (P < 0.01), suggesting that SBV was more embryo-lethal. However, embryos infected with AKAV had a significantly higher prevalence of stunted growth (P < 0.05) and musculoskeletal malformations (P < 0.01), suggesting that AKAV was more teratogenic in this model. These studies demonstrate for the first time that the ECE model is a suitable in vivo small animal model to study SBV. Furthermore, these results are consistent with the clinico-pathological findings of natural SBV and AKAV infection in ruminants.
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- Áine B Collins
- Animal and Bioscience Research Department, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland; School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Animal and Bioscience Research Department, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
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- Virology Laboratory, Elizabeth MacArthur Agriculture Institute, Department of Primary Industries, NSW, Australia.
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Akabane, Aino and Schmallenberg virus-where do we stand and what do we know about the role of domestic ruminant hosts and Culicoides vectors in virus transmission and overwintering? Curr Opin Virol 2017; 27:15-30. [PMID: 29096232 DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2017.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2017] [Revised: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Akabane, Aino and Schmallenberg virus belong to the Simbu serogroup of Orthobunyaviruses and depend on Culicoides vectors for their spread between ruminant hosts. Infections of adults are mostly asymptomatic or associated with only mild symptoms, while transplacental crossing of these viruses to the developing fetus can have important teratogenic effects. Research mainly focused on congenital malformations has established a correlation between the developmental stage at which a fetus is infected and the outcome of an Akabane virus infection. Available data suggest that a similar correlation also applies to Schmallenberg virus infections but is not yet entirely conclusive. Experimental and field data furthermore suggest that Akabane virus is more efficient in inducing congenital malformations than Aino and Schmallenberg virus, certainly in cattle. The mechanism by which these Simbu viruses cross-pass yearly periods of very low vector abundance in temperate climate zones remains undefined. Yearly wind-borne reintroductions of infected midges from tropical endemic regions with year-round vector activity have been proposed, just as overwintering in long-lived adult midges. Experimental and field data however indicate that a role of vertical virus transmission in the ruminant host currently cannot be excluded as an overwintering mechanism. More studies on Culicoides biology and specific groups of transplacentally infected newborn ruminants without gross malformations are needed to shed light on this matter.
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A postmortem examination revealed a large brain cavity in the right cerebral hemisphere
of a 9-year-old male fennec (Vulpes zerda). The cavity was filled with
cerebrospinal fluid and extended to the right lateral ventricle. Swelling and displacement
of the right hippocampal area were also observed. Histologic examination revealed no
evidence of previous infarct lesions, hemorrhage, inflammation or invasive tumor cells.
Observation of the defective part suggested a local circulatory disorder during the fetal
stage, although the cause was not detected. No neurological symptoms that could enable a
provisional diagnosis were observed during the course of his life. This is the first
report of asymptomatic porencephaly in a fennec fox.
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- Mutsumi Yamazaki
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Azabu University, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5201, Japan
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De Carvalho NS, De Carvalho BF, Fugaça CA, Dóris B, Biscaia ES. Zika virus infection during pregnancy and microcephaly occurrence: a review of literature and Brazilian data. Braz J Infect Dis 2016; 20:282-9. [PMID: 27102780 PMCID: PMC9425494 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2016.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2015] [Revised: 02/06/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In November of 2015, the Ministry of Health of Brazil published an announcement confirming the relationship between Zika virus and the microcephaly outbreak in the Northeast, suggesting that infected pregnant women might have transmitted the virus to their fetuses. The objectives of this study were to conduct a literature review about Zika virus infection and microcephaly, evaluate national and international epidemiological data, as well as the current recommendations for the health teams. Zika virus is an arbovirus, whose main vector is the Aedes sp. The main symptoms of the infection are maculopapular rash, fever, non-purulent conjunctivitis, and arthralgia. Transmission of this pathogen occurs mainly by mosquito bite, but there are also reports via the placenta. Microcephaly is defined as a measure of occipto-frontal circumference being more than two standard deviations below the mean for age and gender. The presence of microcephaly demands evaluation of the patient, in order to diagnose the etiology. Health authorities issued protocols, reports and notes concerning the management of microcephaly caused by Zika virus, but there is still controversy about managing the cases. The Ministry of Health advises notifying any suspected or confirmed cases of children with microcephaly related to the pathogen, which is confirmed by a positive specific laboratory test for the virus. The first choice for imaging exam in children with this malformation is transfontanellar ultrasound. The most effective way to control this outbreak of microcephaly probably caused by this virus is to combat the vector. Since there is still uncertainty about the period of vulnerability of transmission via placenta, the use of repellents is crucial throughout pregnancy. More investigations studying the consequences of this viral infection on the body of newborns and in their development are required.
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- Newton Sérgio De Carvalho
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Infectious Diseases in Gynecology and Obstetrics Sector, Clinics Hospital and Postgraduate Education Program in Obstetrics and Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUC-PR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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Teixeira MG, Costa MDCN, de Oliveira WK, Nunes ML, Rodrigues LC. The Epidemic of Zika Virus-Related Microcephaly in Brazil: Detection, Control, Etiology, and Future Scenarios. Am J Public Health 2016; 106:601-5. [PMID: 26959259 PMCID: PMC4816003 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2016.303113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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We describe the epidemic of microcephaly in Brazil, its detection and attempts to control it, the suspected causal link with Zika virus infection during pregnancy, and possible scenarios for the future. In October 2015, in Pernambuco, Brazil, an increase in the number of newborns with microcephaly was reported. Mothers of the affected newborns reported rashes during pregnancy and no exposure to other potentially teratogenic agents. Women delivering in October would have been in the first trimester of pregnancy during the peak of a Zika epidemic in March. By the end of 2015, 4180 cases of suspected microcephaly had been reported. Zika spread to other American countries and, in February 2016, the World Health Organization declared the Zika epidemic a public health emergency of international concern. This unprecedented situation underscores the urgent need to establish the evidence of congenital infection risk by gestational week and accrue knowledge. There is an urgent call for a Zika vaccine, better diagnostic tests, effective treatment, and improved mosquito-control methods.
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- Maria G Teixeira
- Maria G. Teixeira and Maria da Conceição N. Costa are with Instituto de Saúde Coletiva-Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil. Wanderson Kleber de Oliveira and Marilia Lavocat Nunes are with Ministry of Health, Brasilia, Brazil. Laura C. Rodrigues is with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, England
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- Maria G. Teixeira and Maria da Conceição N. Costa are with Instituto de Saúde Coletiva-Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil. Wanderson Kleber de Oliveira and Marilia Lavocat Nunes are with Ministry of Health, Brasilia, Brazil. Laura C. Rodrigues is with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, England
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- Maria G. Teixeira and Maria da Conceição N. Costa are with Instituto de Saúde Coletiva-Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil. Wanderson Kleber de Oliveira and Marilia Lavocat Nunes are with Ministry of Health, Brasilia, Brazil. Laura C. Rodrigues is with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, England
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- Maria G. Teixeira and Maria da Conceição N. Costa are with Instituto de Saúde Coletiva-Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil. Wanderson Kleber de Oliveira and Marilia Lavocat Nunes are with Ministry of Health, Brasilia, Brazil. Laura C. Rodrigues is with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, England
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- Maria G. Teixeira and Maria da Conceição N. Costa are with Instituto de Saúde Coletiva-Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil. Wanderson Kleber de Oliveira and Marilia Lavocat Nunes are with Ministry of Health, Brasilia, Brazil. Laura C. Rodrigues is with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, England
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Poskin A, Verite S, Comtet L, Van der Stede Y, Cay B, De Regge N. Persistence of the protective immunity and kinetics of the isotype specific antibody response against the viral nucleocapsid protein after experimental Schmallenberg virus infection of sheep. Vet Res 2015; 46:119. [PMID: 26472116 PMCID: PMC4608186 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-015-0260-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2015] [Accepted: 09/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is an Orthobunyavirus that induces abortion, stillbirths and congenital malformations in ruminants. SBV infection induces a long lasting seroconversion under natural conditions. The persistence of the protective immunity and the isotype specific antibody response upon SBV infection of sheep has however not been studied in detail. Five sheep were kept in BSL3 facilities for more than 16 months and subjected to repeated SBV infections. Blood was regularly sampled and organs were collected at euthanasia. The presence of SBV RNA in serum and organs was measured with quantitative real-time PCR. The appearance and persistence of neutralizing and SBV nucleoprotein (N) isotype specific antibodies was determined with virus neutralization tests (VNT) and ELISAs. The primo SBV infection protected ewes against clinical signs, viraemia and virus replication in organs upon challenge infections more than 15 months later. Production of neutralizing SBV specific antibodies was first detected around 6 days post primo-inoculation with VNT and correlated with the appearance of SBV-N specific IgM antibodies. These IgM antibodies remained present for 2 weeks. SBV-N specific IgG antibodies were first detected between 10 and 21 dpi and reached a plateau at 28 dpi. This plateau remained consistently high and no significant decrease in titre was found over a period of more than 1 year. Similar results were found for the neutralising antibody response. In conclusion, the SBV specific IgM response probably eliminates SBV from the blood and the protective immunity induced by SBV infection protects sheep against reinfection for at least 16 months.
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- Antoine Poskin
- CODA-CERVA, Operational Directorate Viral Diseases, Groeselenberg 99, 1180, Brussels, Belgium. .,CODA-CERVA, Coordination of Veterinary Diagnostics Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, Groeselenberg 99, 1180, Brussels, Belgium.
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- ID Vet, Service développement, 310 Rue Louis Pasteur, 34790, Grabels, France.
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- ID Vet, Service développement, 310 Rue Louis Pasteur, 34790, Grabels, France.
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- CODA-CERVA, Coordination of Veterinary Diagnostics Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, Groeselenberg 99, 1180, Brussels, Belgium. .,Department of Veterinary Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium.
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- CODA-CERVA, Operational Directorate Viral Diseases, Groeselenberg 99, 1180, Brussels, Belgium.
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- CODA-CERVA, Operational Directorate Viral Diseases, Groeselenberg 99, 1180, Brussels, Belgium. .,Department of Veterinary Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium.
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Martinelle L, Poskin A, Dal Pozzo F, De Regge N, Cay B, Saegerman C. Experimental Infection of Sheep at 45 and 60 Days of Gestation with Schmallenberg Virus Readily Led to Placental Colonization without Causing Congenital Malformations. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0139375. [PMID: 26418420 PMCID: PMC4587791 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 09/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Main impact of Schmallenberg virus (SBV) on livestock consists in reproductive disorders, with teratogenic effects, abortions and stillbirths. SBV pathogenesis and viral placental crossing remain currently poorly understood. Therefore, we implemented an experimental infection of ewes, inoculated with SBV at 45 or 60 days of gestation (dg). METHODOLOGY "Mourerous" breed ewes were randomly separated in three groups: eight and nine ewes were subcutaneously inoculated with 1 ml of SBV infectious serum at 45 and 60 dg, respectively (G45 and G60). Six other ewes were inoculated subcutaneously with sterile phosphate buffer saline as control group. All SBV inoculated ewes showed RNAemia consistent with previously published studies, they seroconverted and no clinical sign was reported. Lambs were born at term via caesarian-section, and right after birth they were blood sampled and clinically examined. Then both lambs and ewes were euthanatized and necropsied. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS/SIGNIFICANCE No lambs showed any malformation suggestive of SBV infection and none of them had RNAemia or anti-SBV antibodies prior to colostrum uptake. Positive SBV RNA detection in organs was rare in both G45 and G60 lambs (2/11 and 1/10, respectively). Nevertheless most of the lambs in G45 (9/11) and G60 (9/10) had at least one extraembryonic structure SBV positive by RTqPCR. The number of positive extraembryonic structures was significantly higher in G60 lambs. Time of inoculation (45 or 60 dg) had no impact on the placental colonization success rate but affected the frequency of detecting the virus in the offspring extraembryonic structures by the time of lambing. SBV readily colonized the placenta when ewes were infected at 45 or 60 dg but infection of the fetuses was limited and did not lead to congenital malformations.
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- Ludovic Martinelle
- Research Unit of Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Applied to Veterinary Sciences (UREAR-ULg), Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health (FARAH), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Research Unit of Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Applied to Veterinary Sciences (UREAR-ULg), Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health (FARAH), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- Operational Directorate Viral Diseases, Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre (CODA-CERVA), Brussels, Belgium
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- Research Unit of Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Applied to Veterinary Sciences (UREAR-ULg), Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health (FARAH), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Operational Directorate Viral Diseases, Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre (CODA-CERVA), Brussels, Belgium
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- Operational Directorate Viral Diseases, Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre (CODA-CERVA), Brussels, Belgium
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- Research Unit of Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Applied to Veterinary Sciences (UREAR-ULg), Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health (FARAH), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Casseb AR, Silva SP, Casseb LMN, Chiang JO, Martins LC, Vasconcelos PFC. PREVALÊNCIA DE ANTICORPOS CONTRA ARBOVÍRUS DA FAMÍLIA <italic>Bunyaviridae</italic> EM BÚFALOS DE ÁGUA. CIÊNCIA ANIMAL BRASILEIRA 2015. [DOI: 10.1590/1089-6891v16i327208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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<title>Resumo</title><p>O Estado do Pará corresponde a 26% da Amazônica brasileira, onde uma grande quantidade de Arbovírus tem sido descrito. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo determinar a prevalência de anticorpos detectados pela técnica de inibição de hemaglutinação contra nove tipos diferentes de arbovírus da família <italic>Bunyaviridae,</italic> sendo oito do gênero <italic>Orthobunyavirus: vírus Guaroa, vírus Maguari, vírus Tacaiuma, vírus Utinga, vírus Belem, vírus Caraparu, vírus Oropouche</italic> e <italic>vírus Catu</italic>e um do gênero <italic>Phlebovirus: vírus Icoaraci,</italic> em soros de búfalos de água no Estado do Pará, Brasil. Para todos os Arbovírus investigados houve presença de anticorpos, com exceção do <italic>vírus Belém.</italic>Anticorpos para o <italic>vírus Maguari</italic> foram mais prevalentes (7,33%). O rebanho bubalino do presente estudo mostrou variáveis níveis de anticorpos em reações heterotípicas e monotípicas podendo indicar que há circulação da maioria dos bunyavírus estudados em búfalos domésticos no estado do Pará, e que o vírus Maguari é o de maior circulação. Por isso, são necessários outros estudos para investigar o papel dos búfalos de água na manutenção e dispersão de arbovírus, assim como se esses vírus podem causar enfermidades na referida espécie, principalmente, em casos de defeitos congênitos e abortamentos.</p>
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Mathew C, Klevar S, Elbers ARW, van der Poel WHM, Kirkland PD, Godfroid J, Mdegela RH, Mwamengele G, Stokstad M. Detection of serum neutralizing antibodies to Simbu sero-group viruses in cattle in Tanzania. BMC Vet Res 2015; 11:208. [PMID: 26276442 PMCID: PMC4536799 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-015-0526-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Orthobunyaviruses belonging to the Simbu sero-group occur worldwide, including the newly recognized Schmallenberg virus (SBV) in Europe. These viruses cause congenital malformations and reproductive losses in ruminants. Information on the presence of these viruses in Africa is scarce and the origin of SBV is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of antibodies against SBV and closely related viruses in cattle in Tanzania, and their possible association with reproductive disorders. Results In a cross-sectional study, serum from 659 cattle from 202 herds collected in 2012/2013 were analyzed using a commercial kit for SBV ELISA, and 61 % were positive. Univariable logistic regression revealed significant association between ELISA seropositivity and reproductive disorders (OR = 1.9). Sera from the same area collected in 2008/2009, before the SBV epidemic in Europe, were also tested and 71 (54.6 %) of 130 were positive. To interpret the ELISA results, SBV virus neutralization test (VNT) was performed on 110 sera collected in 2012/2013, of which 51 % were positive. Of 71 sera from 2008/2009, 21 % were positive. To investigate potential cross reactivity with related viruses, 45 sera from 2012/2013 that were positive in SBV ELISA were analyzed in VNTs for Aino, Akabane, Douglas, Peaton, Sabo, SBV, Sathuperi, Shamonda, Simbu and Tinaroo viruses. All 45 sera were positive for one or more of these viruses. Twenty-nine sera (64.4 %) were positive for SBV, and one had the highest titer for this virus. Conclusions This is the first indication that Aino, Akabane, Douglas, Peaton, Sabo, SBV, Sathuperi, Shamonda and Tinaroo viruses circulate and cause negative effect on reproductive performance in cattle in Tanzania. SBV or a closely related virus was present before the European epidemic. However, potential cross reactivity complicates the interpretation of serological studies in areas where several related viruses may circulate. Virus isolation and molecular characterization in cattle and/or vectors is recommended to further identify the viruses circulating in this region. However, isolation in cattle is difficult due to short viremic period of 2 to 6 days, and isolation in vectors does not necessarily reflect the situation in cattle.
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- Coletha Mathew
- Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Science, P.O. Box 8146, Dep 0033, Oslo, Norway. .,Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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- Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway.
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- Central Veterinary Institute, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Lelystad, The Netherlands.
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- Central Veterinary Institute, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Lelystad, The Netherlands.
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- Elizabeth McArthur Virology Laboratory, Narellen, Australia.
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- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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- Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Science, P.O. Box 8146, Dep 0033, Oslo, Norway.
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Schmallenberg disease has emerged in North-Western Europe in 2011 and has since spread widely, even across the European borders. It has the potency to infect many, mainly ruminant, species, but seems to lack zoonotic potential. Horizontal transmission occurs through various Culicoides biting midges and subsequent trans-placental transmission causes teratogenic effects. In some small ruminants, clinical signs, including fever, decreased milk production and diarrhea occur during the viraemic phase, but infection is mostly asymptomatic. However, fetal Schmallenberg virus infection in naïve ewes and goats can result in stillborn offspring, showing a congenital arthrogryposis-hydranencephaly syndrome. The economic impact of infection depends on the number of malformed lambs, but is generally limited. There is debate on whether Schmallenberg virus has newly emerged or is re-emerging, since it is likely one of the ancestors of Shamonda virus, both Orthobunyaviruses belonging to the species Sathuperi virus within the Simbu serogroup viruses. Depending on the vector-borne transmission and the serologic status, future outbreaks of Schmallenberg disease induced congenital disease are expected.
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Histopathological Studies on the Neuropathogenicity of the Iriki and OBE-1 Strains of Akabane Virus in BALB/cAJcl Mice. J Comp Pathol 2015; 153:140-9. [PMID: 26184805 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2015.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Revised: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The OBE-1 strain of Akabane virus infects the fetus via the dam, resulting in abortion or congenital abnormalities in ruminants. In contrast, the Iriki strain of Akabane virus is highly virulent and causes encephalomyelitis by post-natal infection. To clarify the difference in pathogenicity between the two strains, BALB/cAJcl mice were inoculated either intraperitoneally or intracerebrally (IC) with either strain from 3 days to 8 weeks of age. Pathological examination revealed non-suppurative encephalitis in mice inoculated by either route with the Iriki strain. Virus antigens were distributed widely throughout the brain when the virus was inoculated into newborn mice, but distribution was limited to the brainstem in mice inoculated when 8 weeks old. However, brain lesions were observed only in mice inoculated with OBE-1 by the IC route when the mice were 3 days old, but these lesions were mild. To examine the manner of viral spreading, the Iriki strain was inoculated IC or intrastriatally into 8-week-old mice. Viral antigens were distributed prominently throughout the spinal cord as well as the brainstem and various cerebral nuclei, and were present with less prominence in the connective fibres. Virus antigens were also distributed in the subventricular zone, where neuronal stem cells exist. These results show that the neuroinvasiveness of the Iriki strain diminishes with age, while neurovirulence is maintained; however, for the OBE-1 strain both neuroinvasiveness and neurovirulence diminish with age. Furthermore, Akabane virus infects neuronal cells in the brainstem and spreads to the spinal cord via an unidentified transneuronal pathway.
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Hori A, Hanazono K, Miyoshi K, Nakade T. Porencephaly in dogs and cats: relationships between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features and hippocampal atrophy. J Vet Med Sci 2015; 77:889-92. [PMID: 25786357 PMCID: PMC4527517 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.14-0359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Porencephaly is the congenital cerebral defect and a rare malformation and described few MRI reports in veterinary medicine. MRI features of porencephaly are recognized the coexistence with the unilateral/bilateral hippocampal atrophy, caused by the seizure symptoms in human medicine. We studied 2 dogs and 1 cat with congenital porencephaly to characterize the clinical signs and MRI, and to discuss the associated MRI with hippocampal atrophy. The main clinical sign was the seizure symptoms, and all had hippocampal atrophy at the lesion side or the larger defect side. There is association between hippocampal atrophy or the cyst volume and the severe of clinical signs, and it is suggested that porencephaly coexists with hippocampal atrophy as well as humans in this study.
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- Ai Hori
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, 582-1 Bunkyoudai-Midorimachi, Ebetsu, Hokkaido 069-8501, Japan
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The objective of this chapter is to provide an updated and concise systematic review on taxonomy, history, arthropod vectors, vertebrate hosts, animal disease, and geographic distribution of all arboviruses known to date to cause disease in homeotherm (endotherm) vertebrates, except those affecting exclusively man. Fifty arboviruses pathogenic for animals have been documented worldwide, belonging to seven families: Togaviridae (mosquito-borne Eastern, Western, and Venezuelan equine encephalilitis viruses; Sindbis, Middelburg, Getah, and Semliki Forest viruses), Flaviviridae (mosquito-borne yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, Murray Valley encephalitis, West Nile, Usutu, Israel turkey meningoencephalitis, Tembusu and Wesselsbron viruses; tick-borne encephalitis, louping ill, Omsk hemorrhagic fever, Kyasanur Forest disease, and Tyuleniy viruses), Bunyaviridae (tick-borne Nairobi sheep disease, Soldado, and Bhanja viruses; mosquito-borne Rift Valley fever, La Crosse, Snowshoe hare, and Cache Valley viruses; biting midges-borne Main Drain, Akabane, Aino, Shuni, and Schmallenberg viruses), Reoviridae (biting midges-borne African horse sickness, Kasba, bluetongue, epizootic hemorrhagic disease of deer, Ibaraki, equine encephalosis, Peruvian horse sickness, and Yunnan viruses), Rhabdoviridae (sandfly/mosquito-borne bovine ephemeral fever, vesicular stomatitis-Indiana, vesicular stomatitis-New Jersey, vesicular stomatitis-Alagoas, and Coccal viruses), Orthomyxoviridae (tick-borne Thogoto virus), and Asfarviridae (tick-borne African swine fever virus). They are transmitted to animals by five groups of hematophagous arthropods of the subphyllum Chelicerata (order Acarina, families Ixodidae and Argasidae-ticks) or members of the class Insecta: mosquitoes (family Culicidae); biting midges (family Ceratopogonidae); sandflies (subfamily Phlebotominae); and cimicid bugs (family Cimicidae). Arboviral diseases in endotherm animals may therefore be classified as: tick-borne (louping ill and tick-borne encephalitis, Omsk hemorrhagic fever, Kyasanur Forest disease, Tyuleniy fever, Nairobi sheep disease, Soldado fever, Bhanja fever, Thogoto fever, African swine fever), mosquito-borne (Eastern, Western, and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitides, Highlands J disease, Getah disease, Semliki Forest disease, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, Murray Valley encephalitis, West Nile encephalitis, Usutu disease, Israel turkey meningoencephalitis, Tembusu disease/duck egg-drop syndrome, Wesselsbron disease, La Crosse encephalitis, Snowshoe hare encephalitis, Cache Valley disease, Main Drain disease, Rift Valley fever, Peruvian horse sickness, Yunnan disease), sandfly-borne (vesicular stomatitis-Indiana, New Jersey, and Alagoas, Cocal disease), midge-borne (Akabane disease, Aino disease, Schmallenberg disease, Shuni disease, African horse sickness, Kasba disease, bluetongue, epizootic hemorrhagic disease of deer, Ibaraki disease, equine encephalosis, bovine ephemeral fever, Kotonkan disease), and cimicid-borne (Buggy Creek disease). Animals infected with these arboviruses regularly develop a febrile disease accompanied by various nonspecific symptoms; however, additional severe syndromes may occur: neurological diseases (meningitis, encephalitis, encephalomyelitis); hemorrhagic symptoms; abortions and congenital disorders; or vesicular stomatitis. Certain arboviral diseases cause significant economic losses in domestic animals-for example, Eastern, Western and Venezuelan equine encephalitides, West Nile encephalitis, Nairobi sheep disease, Rift Valley fever, Akabane fever, Schmallenberg disease (emerged recently in Europe), African horse sickness, bluetongue, vesicular stomatitis, and African swine fever; all of these (except for Akabane and Schmallenberg diseases) are notifiable to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE, 2012).
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- Zdenek Hubálek
- Medical Zoology Laboratory, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Medical Zoology Laboratory, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Viral Zoonoses, Emerging and Vector-Borne Infections Group, Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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Peperkamp NH, Luttikholt SJ, Dijkman R, Vos JH, Junker K, Greijdanus S, Roumen MP, van Garderen E, Meertens N, van Maanen C, Lievaart K, van Wuyckhuise L, Wouda W. Ovine and Bovine Congenital Abnormalities Associated With Intrauterine Infection With Schmallenberg Virus. Vet Pathol 2014; 52:1057-66. [PMID: 25428409 DOI: 10.1177/0300985814560231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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In December 2011, a previously unknown congenital syndrome of arthrogryposis and hydranencephaly in sheep and cattle appeared in the Netherlands as an emerging epizootic due to Schmallenberg virus (SBV). Gross lesions in 102 lambs and 204 calves included porencephaly, hydranencephaly, cerebellar dysplasia and dysplasia of the brainstem and spinal cord, a flattened skull with brachygnathia inferior, arthrogryposis, and vertebral column malformations. Microscopic lesions in the central nervous system showed rarefaction and cavitation in the white matter, as well as degeneration, necrosis, and loss of neurons in the gray matter. Brain and spinal cord lesions were more severe in lambs than in calves. Ovine and bovine cases examined early in the outbreak showed encephalomyelitis. SBV infection was confirmed by real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) in brain samples in 46 of 102 lambs (45%) and in 32 of 204 calves (16%). Immunohistochemistry, performed on tissue samples from 18 RT-qPCR-positive lambs, confirmed the presence of bunyaviral antigen in neurons of the brain in 16 cases. SBV antibodies were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in fetal blood in 56 of 61 sampled ovine cases (92%). In a virus neutralization test, all tested dams of affected newborns, 46 ewes and 190 cows, were seropositive. Compared with other teratogenic viral infections, the pathogenesis and lesions of SBV in sheep and cattle fetuses are similar to those of other ruminant orthobunyaviruses. However, the loss of spinal ventral motor neurons and their tracts, resulting in micromyelia, distinguishes SBV infection from other viral central nervous system lesions in newborn ruminants.
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- N H Peperkamp
- Department of Pathology, GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Small Ruminant Health, GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Diagnostic Research and Epidemiology, GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Small Ruminant Health, GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Ruminant Health, GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands
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Afonso A, Abrahantes JC, Conraths F, Veldhuis A, Elbers A, Roberts H, Van der Stede Y, Méroc E, Gache K, Richardson J. The Schmallenberg virus epidemic in Europe—2011–2013. Prev Vet Med 2014; 116:391-403. [DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2013] [Revised: 02/08/2014] [Accepted: 02/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Seehusen F, Hahn K, Herder V, Weigand M, Habierski A, Gerhauser I, Wohlsein P, Peters M, Varela M, Palmarini M, Baumgärtner W. Skeletal Muscle Hypoplasia Represents the Only Significant Lesion in Peripheral Organs of Ruminants Infected with Schmallenberg Virus during Gestation. J Comp Pathol 2014; 151:148-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2014.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Revised: 03/06/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Luttikholt S, Veldhuis A, van den Brom R, Moll L, Lievaart-Peterson K, Peperkamp K, van Schaik G, Vellema P. Risk factors for malformations and impact on reproductive performance and mortality rates of Schmallenberg virus in sheep flocks in the Netherlands. PLoS One 2014; 9:e100135. [PMID: 24937443 PMCID: PMC4061107 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2014] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In Northwestern Europe, an epizootic outbreak of congenital malformations in newborn lambs due to infection with Schmallenberg virus (SBV) started at the end of 2011. The objectives of this study were to describe clinical symptoms of SBV infection, the effect of infection on mortality rates, and reproductive performance in sheep, as well as to identify and quantify flock level risk factors for SBV infections resulting in malformations in newborn lambs. A case-control study design was used, with 93 case flocks that had notified malformed lambs and 84 control flocks with no such lambs. Overall animal seroprevalence in case flocks was estimated at 82.0% (95% CI: 74.3–87.8), and was not significantly different from the prevalence in control flocks being 76.4% (95% CI: 67.2–83.6). The percentages of stillborn lambs or lambs that died before weaning, repeat breeders, and lambs with abnormal suckling behaviour were significantly higher in case flocks compared to control flocks. However, effect of SBV infection on mortality rates and reproductive performance seemed to be limited. Multivariable analysis showed that sheep flocks with an early start of the mating season, i.e. before August 2011 (OR = 33.1; 95% CI: 10.0–109.8) and in August 2011 (OR = 8.2; 95% CI: 2.7–24.6) had increased odds of malformations in newborn lambs caused by SBV compared to sheep flocks with a start of the mating season in October 2011. Other flock-level risk factors for malformations in newborn lambs were purchase of silage (OR 5.0; 95% CI: 1.7–15.0) and flocks with one or more dogs (OR = 3.3; 95% CI: 1.3–8.3). Delaying mating until October could be a potential preventive measure for naïve animals to reduce SBV induced losses. As duration of immunity after infection with SBV is expected to last for several years, future SBV induced congenital malformations are mainly expected in offspring of early mated seronegative animals.
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- Saskia Luttikholt
- Department of Small Ruminant Health, GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Small Ruminant Health, GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Small Ruminant Health, GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Small Ruminant Health, GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands
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Schmallenberg virus-two years of experiences. Prev Vet Med 2014; 116:423-34. [PMID: 24768435 DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Revised: 03/14/2014] [Accepted: 03/23/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In autumn 2011, a novel species of the genus Orthobunyavirus of the Simbu serogroup was discovered close to the German/Dutch border and named Schmallenberg virus (SBV). Since then, SBV has caused a large epidemic in European livestock. Like other viruses of the Simbu serogroup, SBV is transmitted by insect vectors. Adult ruminants may show a mild transient disease, while an infection during a critical period of pregnancy can lead to severe congenital malformation, premature birth or stillbirth. The current knowledge about the virus, its diagnosis, the spread of the epidemic, the impact and the possibilities for preventing infections with SBV is described and discussed.
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The influence of the wind in the Schmallenberg virus outbreak in Europe. Sci Rep 2013; 3:3361. [PMID: 24285292 PMCID: PMC6506448 DOI: 10.1038/srep03361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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A model previously developed for the wind-borne spread by midges of bluetongue virus in NW Europe in 2006 is here modified and applied to the spread of Schmallenberg virus in 2011. The model estimates that pregnant animals were infected 113 days before producing malformed young, the commonest symptom of reported infection, and explains the spatial and temporal pattern of infection in 70% of the 3,487 affected farms, most of which were infected by midges arriving through downwind movement (62% of explained infections), or a mixture of downwind and random movements (38% of explained infections), during the period of day (1600–2100 h, i.e. dusk) when these insects are known to be most active. The main difference with Bluetongue is the higher rate of spread of SBV, which has important implications for disease control.
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Chiari M, Sozzi E, Zanoni M, Alborali LG, Lavazza A, Cordioli P. Serosurvey for Schmallenberg Virus in Alpine Wild Ungulates. Transbound Emerg Dis 2013; 61:1-3. [DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- M. Chiari
- IZSLER - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna “Bruno Ubertini”; Brescia Italy
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- IZSLER - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna “Bruno Ubertini”; Brescia Italy
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- IZSLER - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna “Bruno Ubertini”; Brescia Italy
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- IZSLER - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna “Bruno Ubertini”; Brescia Italy
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- IZSLER - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna “Bruno Ubertini”; Brescia Italy
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- IZSLER - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna “Bruno Ubertini”; Brescia Italy
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Epidemiology, molecular virology and diagnostics of Schmallenberg virus, an emerging orthobunyavirus in Europe. Vet Res 2013; 44:31. [PMID: 23675914 PMCID: PMC3663787 DOI: 10.1186/1297-9716-44-31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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After the unexpected emergence of Bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV-8) in northern Europe in 2006, another arbovirus, Schmallenberg virus (SBV), emerged in Europe in 2011 causing a new economically important disease in ruminants. The virus, belonging to the Orthobunyavirus genus in the Bunyaviridae family, was first detected in Germany, in The Netherlands and in Belgium in 2011 and soon after in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, Denmark and Switzerland. This review describes the current knowledge on the emergence, epidemiology, clinical signs, molecular virology and diagnosis of SBV infection.
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Ariza A, Tanner SJ, Walter CT, Dent KC, Shepherd DA, Wu W, Matthews SV, Hiscox JA, Green TJ, Luo M, Elliott RM, Fooks AR, Ashcroft AE, Stonehouse NJ, Ranson NA, Barr JN, Edwards TA. Nucleocapsid protein structures from orthobunyaviruses reveal insight into ribonucleoprotein architecture and RNA polymerization. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 41:5912-26. [PMID: 23595147 PMCID: PMC3675483 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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All orthobunyaviruses possess three genome segments of single-stranded negative sense RNA that are encapsidated with the virus-encoded nucleocapsid (N) protein to form a ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex, which is uncharacterized at high resolution. We report the crystal structure of both the Bunyamwera virus (BUNV) N–RNA complex and the unbound Schmallenberg virus (SBV) N protein, at resolutions of 3.20 and 2.75 Å, respectively. Both N proteins crystallized as ring-like tetramers and exhibit a high degree of structural similarity despite classification into different orthobunyavirus serogroups. The structures represent a new RNA-binding protein fold. BUNV N possesses a positively charged groove into which RNA is deeply sequestered, with the bases facing away from the solvent. This location is highly inaccessible, implying that RNA polymerization and other critical base pairing events in the virus life cycle require RNP disassembly. Mutational analysis of N protein supports a correlation between structure and function. Comparison between these crystal structures and electron microscopy images of both soluble tetramers and authentic RNPs suggests the N protein does not bind RNA as a repeating monomer; thus, it represents a newly described architecture for bunyavirus RNP assembly, with implications for many other segmented negative-strand RNA viruses.
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- Antonio Ariza
- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Conraths FJ, Peters M, Beer M. Schmallenberg virus, a novel orthobunyavirus infection in ruminants in Europe: potential global impact and preventive measures. N Z Vet J 2012; 61:63-7. [PMID: 23215779 DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2012.738403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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In autumn 2011, Schmallenberg virus was the first orthobunyavirus detected in Europe. The virus belongs to the Simbu serogroup. Like other orthobunyaviruses, it is apparently transmitted by arthropod vectors, primarily by biting midges (Culicoides spp.). Ruminants and new-world camelids (alpacas) are susceptible to infection. Adult animals may develop mild disease, if any. However, transplacental infection can lead to severe congenital malformations such asarthrogryposis, malformation of the vertebral column (kyphosis, lordosis, scoliosis, torticollis) and of the skull (macrocephaly, brachygnathia inferior) as well as variable malformations of the brain (hydranencephaly, porencephaly, cerebellar hypoplasia, hypoplasia of the brain stem) and of the spinal cord in lambs, goat kids and calves. The infection spread rapidly over large parts of North-Western Europe. Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom were affected in the transmission season 2011/2012. The disease has re-emerged, at least in France, Germany and the United Kingdom during the vector-active season in 2012 and recently spread to Austria, Finland, Poland, Switzerland and Sweden. It remains to be seen whether the infection will establish permanently in the affected area. Measures have been proposed by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to help countries free from Schmallenberg virus to avoid the introduction of the infection without imposing inappropriate trade barriers. The aim of this article is to provide a state-of-the-art review on Schmallenberg virus 1 year after its first detection.
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- F J Conraths
- Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Wusterhausen, Germany.
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Tarlinton R, Daly J, Dunham S, Kydd J. The challenge of Schmallenberg virus emergence in Europe. Vet J 2012; 194:10-8. [PMID: 23026716 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2012] [Revised: 08/21/2012] [Accepted: 08/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The large-scale outbreak of disease across Northern Europe caused by a new orthobunyavirus known as Schmallenberg virus has caused considerable disruption to lambing and calving. Although advances in technology and collaboration between veterinary diagnostic and research institutes have enabled rapid identification of the causative agent and the development and deployment of tests, much remains unknown about this virus and its epidemiology that make predictions of its future impact difficult to assess. This review outlines current knowledge of the virus, drawing comparisons with related viruses, then explores possible scenarios of its impact in the near future, and highlights some of the urgent research questions that need to be addressed to allow the development of appropriate control strategies.
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- Rachael Tarlinton
- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, UK.
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Genetic reassortment between Sathuperi and Shamonda viruses of the genus Orthobunyavirus in nature: implications for their genetic relationship to Schmallenberg virus. Arch Virol 2012; 157:1611-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s00705-012-1341-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2012] [Accepted: 04/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hirowatari C, Kodama R, Sasaki Y, Tanigawa Y, Fujishima J, Yoshikawa T, Yabuuchi K, Kuwamura Y, Hirakawa K, Kamimura Y, Maeda H. Porencephaly in a cynomolgus monkey ( macaca fascicularis ). J Toxicol Pathol 2012; 25:45-9. [PMID: 22481858 PMCID: PMC3320157 DOI: 10.1293/tox.25.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2011] [Accepted: 10/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Porencephaly was observed in a female cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) aged 5 years and 7 months. The cerebral hemisphere exhibited diffuse brownish excavation with partial defects of the full thickness of the hemispheric wall, and it constituted open channels between the lateral ventricular system and arachnoid space. In addition, the bilateral occipital lobe was slightly atrophied. Histopathologically, fibrous gliosis was spread out around the excavation area and its periphery. In the roof tissue over the cavity, small round cells were arranged in the laminae. They seemed to be neural or glial precursor cells because they were positive for Musashi 1 and negative for NeuN and GFAP. In the area of fibrous gliosis, hemosiderin or lipofuscin were deposited in the macrophages, and activated astroglias were observed extensively around the excavation area.
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Kessell A, Finnie J, Windsor P. Neurological diseases of ruminant livestock in Australia. IV: viral infections. Aust Vet J 2011; 89:331-7. [PMID: 21864304 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2011.00817.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Most viral infections that affect the central nervous system of ruminants are exotic to Australia. As such, this review focuses on viruses of importance in Australian ruminants, including Akabane virus and the ruminant pestiviruses, bovine viral diarrhoea virus and border disease virus, as well as bluetongue virus. Each virus is discussed in terms of pathogenesis, clinical signs and diagnosis.
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- Ae Kessell
- School of Animal and Veterinary Science, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
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Janssen MMA, de Wilde RF, Kouwenhoven JWM, Castelein RM. Experimental animal models in scoliosis research: a review of the literature. Spine J 2011; 11:347-58. [PMID: 21474088 DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2010] [Revised: 02/01/2011] [Accepted: 03/08/2011] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND CONTEXT Many animal species and an overwhelming variety of procedures that produce an experimental scoliosis have been reported in the literature. However, varying results have been reported on identical procedures in different animal species. Furthermore, the relevance of experimental animal models for the understanding of human idiopathic scoliosis remains questionable. PURPOSE To give an overview of the procedures that have been performed in animals in an attempt to induce experimental scoliosis and discuss the characteristics and significance of various animal models. STUDY DESIGN Extensive review of the literature on experimental animal models in scoliosis research. METHODS MEDLINE electronic database was searched, focusing on parameters concerning experimental scoliosis in animal models. The search was limited to the English, French, and German languages. RESULTS The chicken appeared to be the most frequently used experimental animal followed by the rabbit and rat. Additionally, scoliosis has been induced in primates, goats, sheep, pigs, cows, dogs, and frogs. Procedures widely varied from systemic to local procedures. CONCLUSIONS Although it has been possible to induce scoliosis-like deformities in many animals through various ways, this always required drastic surgical or systemic interventions, thus making the relation to human idiopathic scoliosis unclear. The basic drawback of all used models remains that no animal resembles the upright biomechanical spinal loading condition of man, with its inherent rotational instability of certain spinal segments. The fundamental question remains what the significance of these animal models is to the understanding of human idiopathic scoliosis.
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- Michiel M A Janssen
- Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Kobayashi T, Yanase T, Yamakawa M, Kato T, Yoshida K, Tsuda T. Genetic diversity and reassortments among Akabane virus field isolates. Virus Res 2007; 130:162-71. [PMID: 17659802 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2007.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2007] [Revised: 06/05/2007] [Accepted: 06/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis were carried out for 35 Akabane virus (AKAV) field isolates collected from Japan, Taiwan, Australia and Kenya, and for one Tinaroo virus (TINV). Of the three RNA segments, the M RNA segment encoding the glycoproteins that induce neutralization antibodies was the most variable among the isolates. The difference in the M RNA segments among Asian (Japanese and Taiwanese) isolates was not large (<12.3% nucleotide (nt) and <5.9% amino acid (aa) differences), rather than those between Asian and Australian isolates (13.4-14.9% nt and 6.2-8.2% aa difference). In phylogenetic trees, the Australian isolates form a separate branch from Asian isolates. All three RNA segments of the Kenyan isolate MP496 were genetically distant from those of the other AKAV field isolates. Although the S and L RNA segments of TINV, which is regarded as a strain of AKAV, was closely related to those of the Asian and Australian AKAV isolates, the M RNA was divergent that of the most distant AKAV isolate, MP496. Discrepancies among the phylogenetic trees of the S, M and L RNA segments indicate genomic reassortment events among AKAV field isolates.
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- Takahiko Kobayashi
- Division 1, Second Production Department, the Chemo-Sero-Therapeutic Research Institute, 1-6-1 Okubo, Kumamoto 860-8568, Japan
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Washburn KE, Streeter RN. Congenital defects of the ruminant nervous system. Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract 2004; 20:413-34, viii. [PMID: 15203233 DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2004.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Abnormalities of the nervous system are common occurrences among congenital defects and have been reported in most ruminant species. From a clinical standpoint, the signs of such defects create difficulty in arriving at an antemortem etiology through historical and physical examination alone. By first localizing clinical signs to their point of origin in the nervous system, however, a narrower differential list can be generated so that the clinician can pursue a definitive diagnosis. This article categorizes defects of the ruminant nervous system by location of salient clinical signs into dysfunction of one of more of the following regions: cerebrum, cerebellum,and spinal cord. A brief review of some of the more recognized etiologies of these defects is also provided. It is important to make every attempt to determine the cause of nervous system defects because of the impact that an inherited condition would have on a breeding program and for prevention of defects caused by infectious or toxic teratogen exposure.
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- Kevin E Washburn
- Food Animal Medicine and Surgery, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine, BVMTH, Farm Road, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA.
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