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Golender N, Hoffmann B. The Molecular Epidemiology of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Viruses Identified in Israel between 2015 and 2023. EPIDEMIOLOGIA 2024; 5:90-105. [PMID: 38390919 PMCID: PMC10885110 DOI: 10.3390/epidemiologia5010006] [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: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) is an infectious, non-contagious viral disease seriously affecting cattle and some wild ruminants and has a worldwide distribution. All viruses can be subdivided into "Eastern" and "Western" topotypes according to geographic distribution via the phylogenetic analysis of internal genes. In Israel, during the last decade, three outbreaks were registered: caused by EHDV-6 in 2015, by EHDV-1 in 2016, and by EHDV-7 in 2020. Additionally, RNA of EHDV-8 was found in imported calves from Portugal in 2023. During the same period in other countries of the region, non-Israeli-like EHDV-6 and EHDV-8 were identified. Full genome sequencing, BLAST, and phylogenetic analyses of the locally and globally known EHDV genomes allowed us to presume the probable route and origin of these viruses detected in Israel. Thus, EHDV-6 has probably been circulating in the region for a long period when EHDV-1 and -8 appeared here for the last years, while their route of introduction into the new areas was probably natural; all of them belonged to the "Western" topotype. In contrast, EHDV-7 probably had the "Eastern", anthropogenic origin. Data from the study can facilitate the evaluation of the appearance or reappearance of EHDVs in the Mediterranean area and enhance the planning of prevention measures.
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- Natalia Golender
- Department of Virology, Kimron Veterinary Institute, Bet Dagan 5025001, Israel
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- Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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Shirafuji H, Murota K, Kishida N, Suda Y, Yanase T. Complete genome sequences of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus serotypes 5 and 6 isolated in Japan. Arch Virol 2023; 168:230. [PMID: 37578645 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-023-05853-z] [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: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Here, we report the complete genome sequences of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) virus serotypes 5 (EHDV-5) and 6 (EHDV-6) isolated in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The EHDV-5 strain, ON-11/E/16, which was isolated in 2016, is, to our knowledge, the second EHDV-5 strain to be isolated after the first was isolated in Australia in 1977. In each of the genome segments, ON-11/E/16 was most closely related to EHDV strains of different serotypes isolated in Australia and Japan. Our results support the idea that various serotypes of EHDV have been circulating while causing reassortment in the Asia-Pacific region. In all genome segments, the EHDV-6 strain, ON-3/E/14, which was isolated in 2014, was highly similar to EHDV-6 strain HG-1/E/15, which was detected in affected cattle during the EHD epidemic in Hyogo prefecture in 2015. Therefore, these two EHDV-6 strains, ON-3/E/14 and HG-1/E/15, may have the same origin. However, it is unclear whether EHDV-6 was transmitted directly between the locations where those strains were isolated/detected (approx. 1,500 km apart) or whether EHDV-6 strains of the same origin entered each location at different times. In addition, we cannot rule out the possibility that EHDV-6 infection has spread unnoticed through asymptomatic cattle in other areas of Japan. Therefore, further investigation into EHDV infection in cattle is necessary for a more detailed understanding of the ecology of EHDV in Japan.
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- Hiroaki Shirafuji
- Exotic Disease Group, Division of Transboundary Animal Disease Research, National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), 6-20-1 Josuihoncho, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-0022, Japan.
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- Epidemiology and Arbovirus Group, Division of Transboundary Animal Disease Research, NIAH, NARO, 2702 Chuzan, Kagoshima, 891-0105, Japan
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- Virus Group, Division of Infectious Animal Disease Research, NIAH, NARO, 3-1-5 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0856, Japan
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- Virus Group, Division of Infectious Animal Disease Research, NIAH, NARO, 3-1-5 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0856, Japan
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- Epidemiology and Arbovirus Group, Division of Transboundary Animal Disease Research, NIAH, NARO, 2702 Chuzan, Kagoshima, 891-0105, Japan
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Development of a Novel Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay (LAMP) for the Rapid Detection of Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease Virus. Viruses 2021; 13:v13112187. [PMID: 34834993 PMCID: PMC8621080 DOI: 10.3390/v13112187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Revised: 10/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Epizootic haemorragic disease (EHD) is an important disease of white-tailed deer and can cause a bluetongue-like illness in cattle. A definitive diagnosis of EHD relies on molecular assays such as real-time RT-qPCR or conventional PCR. Reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) is a cost-effective, specific, and sensitive technique that provides an alternative to RT-qPCR. We designed two sets of specific primers targeting segment-9 of the EHD virus genome to enable the detection of western and eastern topotypes, and evaluated their performance in singleplex and multiplex formats using cell culture isolates (n = 43), field specimens (n = 20), and a proficiency panel (n = 10). The limit of detection of the eastern and western RT-LAMP assays was estimated as ~24.36 CT and as ~29.37 CT in relation to real-time RT-qPCR, respectively, indicating a greater sensitivity of the western topotype singleplex RT-LAMP. The sensitivity of the western topotype RT-LAMP assay, relative to the RT-qPCR assay, was 72.2%, indicating that it could be theoretically used to detect viraemic cervines and bovines. For the first time, an RT-LAMP assay was developed for the rapid detection of the EHD virus that could be used as either a field test or high throughput screening tool in established laboratories to control the spread of EHD.
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Yamamoto K, Hiromatsu R, Kaida M, Kato T, Yanase T, Shirafuji H. Isolation of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus serotype 7 from cattle showing fever in Japan in 2016 and improvement of a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay to detect epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus. J Vet Med Sci 2021; 83:1378-1388. [PMID: 34248104 PMCID: PMC8498830 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.20-0523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) is an arthropod-borne disease of wild and domestic ruminants caused by the EHD virus (EHDV). To date, seven EHDV serotypes have been identified. In Japan, strain Ibaraki of EHDV serotype 2 has caused outbreaks of Ibaraki disease in cattle. In addition, EHDV serotype 7 (EHDV-7) has caused large-scale EHD epizootics. In mid-September 2016, eight cattle at a breeding farm in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan developed fever. Since EHDV-7 was detected in sentinel cattle in western Japan in 2016, we suspected that the cause of this fever might be an EHDV-7 infection. In this study, we tested cattle for EHDV-7 and some other viruses. Consequently, EHDV was isolated from washed blood cells collected from three of the eight cattle, and genetic analysis of genome segment 2 revealed that this isolate was EHDV-7. Moreover, all affected cattle tested positive for anti-EHDV-7 neutralizing antibodies. Our results suggest that the fever was caused by EHDV-7 infection. In addition, we modified a conventional reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assay for the specific detection of EHDV. This modified assay could detect various strains of EHDV isolated in Japan, Australia, and North America. Furthermore, the assay permitted the detection of EHDV-7 in blood cells collected from seven of the eight cattle. We believe that this modified assay will be a useful tool for the diagnosis of EHD.
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- Kunitaka Yamamoto
- Fukuoka Chuo Livestock Hygiene Service Center, 4-14-5 Hakozaki-Futo, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-0051, Japan
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- Fukuoka Chuo Livestock Hygiene Service Center, 4-14-5 Hakozaki-Futo, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-0051, Japan
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- Fukuoka Chuo Livestock Hygiene Service Center, 4-14-5 Hakozaki-Futo, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-0051, Japan
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- Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, National Food and Agriculture Research Organization (NARO), 2702 Chuzan, Kagoshima 891-0105, Japan
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- Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, National Food and Agriculture Research Organization (NARO), 2702 Chuzan, Kagoshima 891-0105, Japan
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- Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, National Food and Agriculture Research Organization (NARO), 2702 Chuzan, Kagoshima 891-0105, Japan
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Yanase T, Murota K, Hayama Y. Endemic and Emerging Arboviruses in Domestic Ruminants in East Asia. Front Vet Sci 2020; 7:168. [PMID: 32318588 PMCID: PMC7154088 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Epizootic congenital abnormalities caused by Akabane, Aino, and Chuzan viruses have damaged the reproduction of domestic ruminants in East Asia for many years. In the past, large outbreaks of febrile illness related to bovine ephemeral fever and Ibaraki viruses severely affected the cattle industry in that region. In recent years, vaccines against these viruses have reduced the occurrence of diseases, although the viruses are still circulating and have occasionally caused sporadic and small-scaled epidemics. Over a long-term monitoring period, many arboviruses other than the above-mentioned viruses have been isolated from cattle and Culicoides biting midges in Japan. Several novel arboviruses that may infect ruminants (e.g., mosquito- and tick-borne arboviruses) were recently reported in mainland China based on extensive surveillance. It is noteworthy that some are suspected of being associated with cattle diseases. Malformed calves exposed to an intrauterine infection with orthobunyaviruses (e.g., Peaton and Shamonda viruses) have been observed. Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus serotype 6 caused a sudden outbreak of hemorrhagic disease in cattle in Japan. Unfortunately, the pathogenicity of many other viruses in ruminants has been uncertain, although these viruses potentially affect livestock production. As global transportation grows, the risk of an accidental incursion of arboviruses is likely to increase in previously non-endemic areas. Global warming will also certainly affect the distribution and active period of vectors, and thus the range of virus spreads will expand to higher-latitude regions. To prevent anticipated damages to the livestock industry, the monitoring system for arboviral circulation and incursion should be strengthened; moreover, the sharing of information and preventive strategies will be essential in East Asia.
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- Tohru Yanase
- Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Viral Disease and Epidemiology Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan
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Qi Y, Wang F, Chang J, Zhang Y, Zhu J, Li H, Yu L. Identification and complete-genome phylogenetic analysis of an epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus serotype 7 strain isolated in China. Arch Virol 2019; 164:3121-3126. [PMID: 31538253 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-019-04412-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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An epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) strain designated YN09-04 was isolated from sentinel cattle in China. The length of its complete genome was 19,344 bp in total, consisting of 10 segments ranging in size from 810 bp (S10) to 3942 bp (S1). Based on phylogenetic analysis of the S2 sequence, YN09-04 clusters with EHDV serotype 7 (EHDV-7) strains form a distinct, well-supported subgroup, indicating that YN09-04 belongs to EHDV-7. However, the origin of the YN09-04 genome is very complex. The S2 and S6 of YN09-04 cluster with those of Japanese EHDV-7 strains, whereas the S1, S3, S4, S5 and S7 of YN09-04 share high nucleotide sequence identity and a close relationship with those of Japanese Ibaraki viruses, and the S8, S9 and S10 nucleotide sequences of YN09-04 are more similar to those of some Australian EHDV strains than to those of other isolates. These results suggest that the genome of YN09-04 likely originated from a reassortment event between EHDV strains that were similar to the current Japanese and Australian strains and that YN09-04 and some EHDVs from Japan and Australia share the same ancestors. This is the first report of the isolation, identification and complete-genome phylogenetic analysis of an EHDV-7 strain from China.
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- Yinglin Qi
- Division of Livestock Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150069, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Livestock Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150069, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Livestock Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150069, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Livestock Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150069, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Yunnan Tropical and Subtropical Animal Virus Diseases Laboratory, Yunnan Animal Science and Veterinary Institute, Kunming, 650224, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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- Yunnan Tropical and Subtropical Animal Virus Diseases Laboratory, Yunnan Animal Science and Veterinary Institute, Kunming, 650224, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Livestock Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150069, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China.
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McGregor BL, Erram D, Acevedo C, Alto BW, Burkett-Cadena ND. Vector Competence of Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) for Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Serotype 2 Strains from Canada and Florida. Viruses 2019; 11:v11040367. [PMID: 31013588 PMCID: PMC6521025 DOI: 10.3390/v11040367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Revised: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV), an Orbivirus transmitted by Culicoides spp. vectors, is represented by seven serotypes and numerous strains worldwide. While studies comparing vector competence between serotypes exist, studies between viral strains are lacking. In this study, we examined the rates of infection, dissemination, and transmission of two strains of EHDV-2 orally fed to the known vector, Culicoides sonorensis Wirth & Jones. Culicoides sonorensis cohorts were fed an infectious blood meal containing EHDV-2 strains from either Alberta, Canada (Can-Alberta) or Florida (5.5 log10 PFUe/mL) and tested for the vector’s susceptibility to infection and dissemination. In addition, transmission rates of the virus were assessed and compared using capillary tube and honey card methods. Our results show that the Florida strain had higher infection and dissemination rates than the Can-Alberta strain in spite of the Florida strain having significantly lower viral titers in C. sonorensis bodies, legs, and saliva than the Can-Alberta strain. Overall transmission rates were not significantly different between the two strains but varied significantly between the methods used. These findings suggest that the consequences of EHDV infection in C. sonorensis vary between virus strains and have huge implications in future vector competence studies involving Culicoides species and Orbiviruses.
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- Bethany L McGregor
- Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida, 200 9th St. SE, Vero Beach, FL 32962, USA.
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- Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida, 200 9th St. SE, Vero Beach, FL 32962, USA.
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- Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida, 200 9th St. SE, Vero Beach, FL 32962, USA.
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- Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida, 200 9th St. SE, Vero Beach, FL 32962, USA.
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- Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida, 200 9th St. SE, Vero Beach, FL 32962, USA.
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Shirafuji H, Kato T, Yamakawa M, Tanaka T, Minemori Y, Yanase T. Characterization of genome segments 2, 3 and 6 of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus strains isolated in Japan in 1985–2013: Identification of their serotypes and geographical genetic types. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2017; 53:38-46. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2017.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Revised: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Kato T, Yanase T, Suzuki M, Katagiri Y, Ikemiyagi K, Takayoshi K, Shirafuji H, Ohashi S, Yoshida K, Yamakawa M, Tsuda T. Monitoring for bovine arboviruses in the most southwestern islands in Japan between 1994 and 2014. BMC Vet Res 2016; 12:125. [PMID: 27342576 PMCID: PMC4921034 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-016-0747-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background In Japan, epizootic arboviral infections have severely impacted the livestock industry for a long period. Akabane, Aino, Chuzan, bovine ephemeral fever and Ibaraki viruses have repeatedly caused epizootic abnormal births and febrile illness in the cattle population. In addition, Peaton, Sathuperi, Shamonda and D’Aguilar viruses and epizootic hemorrhagic virus serotype 7 have recently emerged in Japan and are also considered to be involved in abnormal births in cattle. The above-mentioned viruses are hypothesized to circulate in tropical and subtropical Asia year round and to be introduced to temperate East Asia by long-distance aerial dispersal of infected vectors. To watch for arbovirus incursion and assess the possibility of its early warning, monitoring for arboviruses was conducted in the Yaeyama Islands, located at the most southwestern area of Japan, between 1994 and 2014. Results Blood sampling was conducted once a year, in the autumn, in 40 to 60 healthy cattle from the Yaeyama Islands. Blood samples were tested for arboviruses. A total of 33 arboviruses including Akabane, Peaton, Chuzan, D’ Aguilar, Bunyip Creek, Batai and epizootic hemorrhagic viruses were isolated from bovine blood samples. Serological surveillance for the bovine arboviruses associated with cattle diseases in young cattle (ages 6–12 months: had only been alive for one summer) clearly showed their frequent incursion into the Yaeyama Islands. In some cases, the arbovirus incursions could be detected in the Yaeyama Islands prior to their spread to mainland Japan. Conclusions We showed that long-term surveillance in the Yaeyama Islands could estimate the activity of bovine arboviruses in neighboring regions and may provide a useful early warning for likely arbovirus infections in Japan. The findings in this study could contribute to the planning of prevention and control for bovine arbovirus infections in Japan and cooperative efforts among neighboring countries in East Asia. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12917-016-0747-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Tomoko Kato
- Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, 2702 Chuzan, Kagoshima, 891-0105, Japan
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- Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, 2702 Chuzan, Kagoshima, 891-0105, Japan.
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- Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Animal Health, 1-24-29 Kohagura, Naha, Okinawa, 900-0024, Japan
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- Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Animal Health, 1-24-29 Kohagura, Naha, Okinawa, 900-0024, Japan
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- Yaeyama Livestock Hygiene Service Center, 1-2 Miyara, Ishigaki, Okinawa, 907-0022, Japan
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- Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Animal Health, 1-24-29 Kohagura, Naha, Okinawa, 900-0024, 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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- Exotic Disease Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, 6-20-1 Josuihoncho, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-0222, Japan
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- Exotic Disease Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, 6-20-1 Josuihoncho, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-0222, Japan
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- National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, 3-1-5 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0856, Japan
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Hirashima Y, Kato T, Yamakawa M, Shirafuji H, Okano R, Yanase T. Reemergence of Ibaraki disease in southern Japan in 2013. J Vet Med Sci 2015; 77:1253-9. [PMID: 26018356 PMCID: PMC4638292 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.15-0039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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In Japan in 2013, two cattle in the northwestern part of Kagoshima Prefecture developed
fever and swallowing difficulty and were suspected of having Ibaraki disease. The
epizootic hemorrhagic virus (EHDV) genome was detected from diseased and asymptomatic
cattle by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). High neutralization
antibody titers to Ibaraki virus (IBAV) ranging from 1:128 to 1:1,024 were observed in the
RT-PCR-positive cattle, and the virus was isolated in one of the IBAV-positive farms. A
pairwise alignment and phylogenetic analysis based on the major outer coat protein VP2
encoded in segment 2 revealed a close relationship between the isolated viruses and
previous IBAV isolates. The phylogeny of VP2 also suggested that an IBAV variant isolated
in 1997 was distinct from IBAV and sorted into a heterogeneous serotype, EHDV serotype 7.
The findings revealed the reemergence of Ibaraki disease in Japan after a 26-year absence.
Interestingly, the co-circulation of EHDV serotype 1 with IBAV was observed in the
affected region, suggesting the potential reassortment between two heterogeneous serotypes
in the field. Sentinel surveillance in Kagoshima Prefecture indicated that the incursion
of IBAV occurred in October 2013 and that its spread was limited within the small area.
Inadequate environmental temperatures for vector transmission in late autumn might have
limited the virus spread to a wider region. The reemergence of Ibaraki disease showed us
the importance of continuous vaccination to prevent economic losses.
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- Yoshimasa Hirashima
- Kagoshima Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, 1678 Yuda, Kagoshima 899-2201, Japan
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Wilson WC, Ruder MG, Klement E, Jasperson DC, Yadin H, Stallknecht DE, Mead DG, Howerth E. Genetic characterization of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus strains isolated from cattle in Israel. J Gen Virol 2015; 96:1400-1410. [PMID: 25701817 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.000089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV), a member of the genus Orbivirus not reported previously in Israel, was isolated from Israeli cattle during a 'bluetongue-like' disease outbreak in 2006. To ascertain the origin of this new virus, three isolates from the outbreak were fully sequenced and compared with available sequences. Whilst the L2 gene segment clustered with the Australian EHDV serotype 7 (EHDV-7) reference strain, most of the other segments were clustered with EHDV isolates of African/Middle East origin, specifically Bahrain, Nigeria and South Africa. The M6 gene had genetic relatedness to the Australian/Asian strains, but with the limited data available the significance of this relationship is unclear. Only one EHDV-7 L2 sequence was available, and as this gene encodes the serotype-specific epitope, the relationship of these EHDV-7 L2 genes to an Australian EHDV-7 reflects the serotype association, not necessarily the origin. The genetic data indicated that the strains affecting Israel in 2006 may have been related to similar outbreaks that occurred in North Africa in the same year. This finding also supports the hypothesis that EHDV entered Israel during 2006 and was not present there before this outbreak.
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- William C Wilson
- Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Kimron Veterinary Institute, Virology Division, Israel
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- Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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Kato T, Shirafuji H, Tanaka S, Sato M, Yamakawa M, Tsuda T, Yanase T. Bovine Arboviruses in Culicoides Biting Midges and Sentinel Cattle in Southern Japan from 2003 to 2013. Transbound Emerg Dis 2015; 63:e160-e172. [PMID: 25597441 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Epizootic congenital abnormalities, encephalomyelitis and febrile illnesses in cattle caused by arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are prevalent in Japan. Causative viruses including orthobunyaviruses, orbiviruses and rhabdovirus are thought to be transmitted by Culicoides biting midges. Recently, the incursions of several arboviruses, potentially Culicoides-borne, were newly confirmed in Japan. However, their spread pattern and exact vector species are currently uncertain. Attempts to isolate arboviruses from Culicoides biting midges and sentinel cattle were conducted in Kagoshima, located at the southernmost end of the main islands of Japan, a potentially high-risk area for incursion of arboviral diseases and outbreak of endemic ones. Seventy-eight isolates comprising Akabane, Peaton and Sathuperi viruses of the genus Orthobunyavirus of the family Bunyaviridae, bluetongue virus serotype 16, D'Aguilar virus, Bunyip Creek virus and epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus serotype 1 of the genus Orbivirus of the family Reoviridae, a potentially novel rhabdovirus of the genus Ephemerovirus and unidentified orbivirus-like viruses were obtained from Culicoides biting midges and sentinel cattle between 2003 and 2013. Akabane, Sathuperi, D'Aguilar and Bunyip Creek viruses were selectively isolated from Culicoides oxystoma, suggesting this vector's responsibility for these arbovirus outbreaks. The results of virus isolation also implied that C. tainanus, C. jacobsoni and C. punctatus are competent for the transmission of bluetongue virus serotype 16, Peaton virus and epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus serotype 1, respectively. Our monitoring in Culicoides biting midges and sentinel cattle detected the circulation of Akabane virus just prior to the accumulations of bovine congenital abnormalities and encephalomyelitis by it around study sites in 2003, 2006, 2008 and 2013. Silent circulations of the other arboviruses, including potentially new viruses, were also detected during the study period.
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- T Kato
- Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kagoshima, Japan
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- National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan
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- National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan
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- National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Kagoshima, Japan.
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Characterization of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus from a bovine with clinical disease with high nucleotide sequence identity to white-tailed deer isolates. Arch Virol 2014; 159:2737-40. [PMID: 24852073 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-014-2120-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2014] [Accepted: 05/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) was isolated from a pregnant cow in Indiana, USA, exhibiting excessive salivation, pyrexia and abortion. VP2, VP5, and VP7 sequences of the isolated bovine EHDV showed 97.7, 97.4, and 97.9 % identity to a serotype 2 reference virus. Bovine EHDV was closely related (>99.9 %) to white tailed deer (WTD) EHDV collected from Iowa in 2013 and showed less than 2.1 % divergence from EHDV collected from WTD across the USA in 2013. The high degree of sequence identity between bovine and WTD EHDV isolates demonstrates that similar viruses concurrently circulate in both species and suggests possible further incursions into bovines.
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Fukuda M, Kuga K, Miyazaki A, Suzuki T, Tasei K, Aita T, Mase M, Sugiyama M, Tsunemitsu H. Development and application of one-step multiplex reverse transcription PCR for simultaneous detection of five diarrheal viruses in adult cattle. Arch Virol 2012; 157:1063-9. [PMID: 22407445 PMCID: PMC7086690 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-012-1271-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2012] [Accepted: 01/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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A one-step multiplex reverse transcription (RT)-PCR method was developed for the simultaneous detection of five viruses causing diarrhea in adult cattle: bovine group A rotavirus (GAR), bovine group B rotavirus (GBR), bovine group C rotavirus (GCR), bovine coronavirus (BCV), and bovine torovirus (BToV). The detection limit of the one-step multiplex RT-PCR for GAR, GCR, BCV, and BToV was 102, 100, 101, and 102 TCID50/ml, respectively, and that for GBR was 106 copies/ml. The one-step multiplex RT-PCR with newly designed primers to detect GAR had higher sensitivity than a single RT-PCR with conventional primers, with no false-positive reactions observed for ten other kinds of bovine RNA viruses To assess its field applicability, 59 of 60 fecal samples containing one of these five viruses from all 25 epidemic diarrhea outbreaks in adult cattle were positive in the one-step multiplex RT-PCR assay. Furthermore, using four additional fecal samples containing two viruses (GBR and BCV or BToV), two amplified products of the expected sizes were obtained simultaneously. In contrast, all 80 fecal samples lacking the five target viruses from normal adult cattle were negative in the multiplex assay. Taken together, our results indicate that the one-step multiplex RT-PCR developed here for the detection of GAR, GBR, GCR, BCV, and BToV can be expected to be a useful tool for the rapid and cost-effective diagnosis and surveillance of viral diarrhea in adult cattle.
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- Masaharu Fukuda
- Saitama Prefectural Chuo Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Kita-ku, Japan
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Maan NS, Maan S, Nomikou K, Johnson DJ, El Harrak M, Madani H, Yadin H, Incoglu S, Yesilbag K, Allison AB, Stallknecht DE, Batten C, Anthony SJ, Mertens PPC. RT-PCR assays for seven serotypes of epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus & their use to type strains from the Mediterranean region and North America. PLoS One 2010; 5:e12782. [PMID: 20862243 PMCID: PMC2941451 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2010] [Accepted: 08/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) infects wild ruminants, causing a frequently fatal haemorrhagic disease. However, it can also cause bluetongue-like disease in cattle, involving significant levels of morbidity and mortality, highlighting a need for more rapid and reliable diagnostic assays. EHDV outer-capsid protein VP2 (encoded by genome-segment 2 [Seg-2]) is highly variable and represents the primary target for neutralising antibodies generated by the mammalian host. Consequently VP2 is also the primary determinant of virus "serotype", as identified in virus neutralisation tests (VNT). Although previous reports have indicated eight to ten EHDV serotypes, recent serological comparisons and molecular analyses of Seg-2 indicate only seven EHDV "types". Oligonucleotide primers were developed targeting Seg-2, for use in conventional RT-PCR assays to detect and identify these seven types. These assays, which are more rapid and sensitive, still show complete agreement with VNT and were used to identify recent EHDV isolates from the Mediterranean region and North America.
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- Narender S. Maan
- Vector Borne Diseases Programme, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Vector Borne Diseases Programme, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Vector Borne Diseases Programme, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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- Laboratoire Central Vétérinaire d'Alger, Hacen Badi, El Harrach, Alger, Algeria
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- Kimron Veterinary Institute, Beit-Dagan, Israel
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- Department of Virology, Uludag University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey
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- Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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- Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
- Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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- Vector Borne Diseases Programme, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Vector Borne Diseases Programme, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Vector Borne Diseases Programme, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Anthony SJ, Maan S, Maan N, Kgosana L, Bachanek-Bankowska K, Batten C, Darpel KE, Sutton G, Attoui H, Mertens PPC. Genetic and phylogenetic analysis of the outer-coat proteins VP2 and VP5 of epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV): comparison of genetic and serological data to characterise the EHDV serogroup. Virus Res 2009; 145:200-10. [PMID: 19632281 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2009.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2009] [Revised: 07/15/2009] [Accepted: 07/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The outer-coat proteins, VP2 and VP5, of epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) are important for host cell binding during the initiation of infection. They are also known to determine virus serotype. This study presents a complete genetic and phylogenetic analysis of these proteins (and the genes that code for them) to allow comparison of the selective pressures acting on each and the correlation of genetic sequence data with serotype. Accession numbers, gene and protein sizes, ORF positions, G+C contents, terminal hexanucleotides, start and stop codons and phylogenetic relationships are all presented. The results show that VP2 is highly variable, is under great pressure to adapt and can be correlated with serotype. While also variable, VP5 appears to be under less adaptive pressure than VP2 but still shows some correlation with serotype. Seven serotypes of EHDV have been defined in this study, although the results do show that some serotypes are extremely closely related--and highlight the benefit of using both molecular and serologic analyses. Analysis of the terminal hexanucleotides showed that the 5' terminus is under greater purifying selection than the 3'. Evidence is also presented that both segments 2 and 6 (coding for VP2 and VP5 respectively) have grown via gene duplication and subsequent mutation.
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- S J Anthony
- Vector-borne Diseases Program, Institute for Animal Health, Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey GU24 0NF, United Kingdom.
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Yamakawa M, Yanase T, Kato T, Tsuda T. Chronological and geographical variations in the small RNA segment of the teratogenic Akabane virus. Virus Res 2006; 121:84-92. [PMID: 16730837 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2006.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2005] [Revised: 04/07/2006] [Accepted: 04/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Characterization of the small RNA segment of the teratogenic Akabane virus was performed to define the genetic heterogeneity and molecular epidemiology of the virus. The nucleotide and amino acid sequences were highly conserved among the Akabane virus isolates, irrespective of the year of isolation and geographical origin, except for a Kenyan strain MP496. On the basis of the nucleocapsid gene sequences of the segment, 170 field isolates were grouped into four distinct phylogenetic lineages. The Japanese isolates were divided into two major clusters, one containing the prototype strain JaGAr39 and strains isolated in the 1970s, 1988-1989, 1991, and 1994-1999, and the other containing strains isolated from 1982 to 1987, 1990, 1993, 1998, and 2000 to 2003 together with the Taiwanese and Israeli strains. The Asian strains seemed to have evolved in a common gene pool. The Australian and Kenyan strains were placed in the independent third and fourth clusters of the phylogenetic tree, respectively. No consecutive mutations have occurred on the small RNA segment of the Japanese isolates, indicating that the various genotypes of the virus might invade continuously from an exotic source and that certain viruses adaptable to the Japanese environment might spread transiently.
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- Makoto Yamakawa
- Clinical Virology Section, Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, 2702, Chuzan, Kagoshima 891-0105, Japan.
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Ting LJ, Lee MS, Huang TS, Huang CC, Kuo ST, Lee F, Jong MH, Shiau JR, Lin SY. Identification of bluetongue virus in goats in Taiwan. Vet Rec 2005; 156:52. [PMID: 15675526 DOI: 10.1136/vr.156.2.52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- L J Ting
- Animal Health Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, 376 Chung Cheng Road, Tamsui, Taipei County 251, Taiwan
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Yanase T, Kato T, Kubo T, Yoshida K, Ohashi S, Yamakawa M, Miura Y, Tsuda T. Isolation of bovine arboviruses from Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in southern Japan: 1985--2002. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2005; 42:63-67. [PMID: 15691010 DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/42.1.63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In 1985--2002, surveillance for bovine arboviruses was conducted in Kagoshima, located in the most southern part of the main islands of Japan and known to be an area where bovine arboviral diseases have frequently been epidemic. Culicoides biting midges were collected in a cowshed by light traps. A total of 456,300 Culicoides biting midges representing 13 species were collected, and a portion of each pool of midges were tested for virus isolation. Overall, 85 isolates of six different viruses were obtained from the collected midges. The isolated viruses included two Orthobunyaviruses, Akabane and Aino viruses; three Orbiviruses, Chuzan, D'Aguliar, and Ibaraki viruses; and one unclassified virus, a bunyavirus-like virus. The viruses were most frequently isolated from Culicoides oxystoma Kieffer (85.9% of 85 isolates). Isolations of all viruses except for the bunyavirus-like virus were made from this species. Our data indicated that C. oxystoma is a potential vector for bovine arboviruses in southern Japan.
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- T Yanase
- Kyushu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, Chuzan, Kagoshima, 891-0105 Japan
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Uchinuno Y, Ito T, Goto Y, Miura Y, Ishibashi K, Itou T, Sakai T. Differences in Ibaraki virus RNA segment 3 sequences from three epidemics. J Vet Med Sci 2004; 65:1257-63. [PMID: 14665759 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.65.1257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Phylogenetic tree and partial nucleotide sequence analysis of RNA segment 3 were conducted to compare the Ibaraki virus (IBAV) strains from three epidemics in Japan, and serotype 2 epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus strains isolated in Australia, Taiwan, and Canada. Each strain was classified relative to the Ibaraki disease (IBAD) epidemics, which occurred in 1959-1960, 1987, or 1997-1998. In particular, major variation of the gene was identified in the strains isolated after 1997 when a new type of IBAD with the abnormal birth was confirmed. Ibaraki viruses isolated in Japan were more closely related to Taiwanese and Australian strains based on genetics, while the Canadian strain was more distantly related.
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- Yukinori Uchinuno
- Fukuoka Chuo Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan
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