Detection of duck plague virus by reverse passive hemagglutination test

A reverse passive hemagglutination (RPHA) test was developed to detect duck plague virus (DPV). The technique used sheep erythrocytes stabilized with formaldehyde and pyruvaldehyde and coated with immunoglobulin G (IgG) containing anti-DPV antibody prepared from antiserum produced in sheep. Optimum coating of stabilized erythrocytes occurred at 25 C and pH 4.0 with a concentration of IgG of 20-40 micrograms/ml and a 90-min incubation period. The coated cells were stable for 40 days when stored at 4 C or for at least 4 months (the longest period tested) when frozen at -70 C or -196 C. The RPHA test was conducted at 25 C and read after 3 hours. The high specificity of the test is indicated by the absence of cross-reactions with heterologous virus strains, with specimens prepared from normal duck livers, and with normal chicken embryo chorioallantoic fluid, as well as by the inhibition of hemagglutination only with DPV antiserum. The RPHA test detected six strains of DPV in all virus-containing specimens as well as the immunofluorescence (IF) test did; however, conventional plaque assays (PA) failed to detect virus in five specimens that contained three non-plaque-forming strains of DPV. The mean quantity of DPV that could be detected in the RPHA test was 25 plaque-forming units or 65 fluorescent units per ml. Although the RPHA test was less sensitive than either the PA or the IF test, there was a positive correlation in the titers of DPV antigens between all three tests. The RPHA test is a rapid, simple procedure that is sufficiently sensitive for diagnostic detection of DPV in acute infections, especially in tissues of ducks dying of the disease.     

Thermostability of duck hepatitis virus.

The comparative thermostability of 4 duck hepatitis (DH) viruses were tested at various temperatures for different times. Titer of duckling-passaged, pathogenic DH virus decreased from 10(4.50) to 10(2.33) and 10(2.20) median infective doses (ID50/0.1 ml, respectively, in 2 tests; titer of chicken embryo-passaged, nonpathogenic, but embryo-lethal, DH virus decreased from 10(6.00) to 10(0.46) and from 10(6.62) to 10(0.63) ID50/0.1 ml, respectively; duck embryo fibroblast culture-passaged and duck embryo liver cell culture-passaged, chicken ebryo-infective, but nonlethal, DH viruses were completely inactivated or nearly so after being kept at 56 C for 30 minutes. Duckling-passaged DH virus was not detected on day 21, whereas 10(0.62) ID50 of chicken embryo-passaged DH virus per 0.1 ml remained on day 32 when being kept at 37 C. Titer of chicken embryo-passaged DH virus decreased from 10(7.00) to 10(1.16) ID50/0.1 ml after being kept at room at room temperature for 150 days, to 10(5.17) ID50/0.1 ml after being kept at 4 C for 70 weeks, to 10(6.17) ID50/0.1 ml after being kept at -20 C for 70 weeks, and to 10(6.38) ID50/0.1 ml after being kept at -60 C for 1 year.     

Biological characterisation of an Indian isolate of egg drop syndrome-76 virus

An isolate of egg drop syndrome-76 virus replicated best in primary chicken embryo liver cells and less well in duck embryo liver cells, duck embryo fibroblast cells and chicken embryo kidney cells. The cytopathic effect in chicken embryo liver cells was marked by the presence of round and refractile cells and detachment of cells from the glass surface. The intranuclear eosinophilic inclusion bodies were observed by 24 to 48 hours after infection. No virus multiplication was observed in primary quail embryo fibroblast cells, chicken embryo fibroblast cells or mammalian cells like Vero, BHK-21 and MDBK. Duck embryos supported the maximum growth of the virus, with allantoic fluid having the highest haemagglutinin titre, followed in order by chorioallantoic membrane, skin and internal organs. Chicken and quail embryos did not support the growth of the virus.     

Identification of duck plague virus by polymerase chain reaction

A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was developed for detecting duck plague virus. A 765-bp EcoRI fragment cloned from the genome of the duck plague vaccine (DP-VAC) virus was sequenced for PCR primer development. The fragment sequence was found by GenBank alignment searches to be similar to the 3' ends of an undefined open reading frame and the gene for DNA polymerase protein in other herpesviruses. Three of four primers sets were found to be specific for the DP-VAC virus and 100% (7/7) of field isolates but did not amplify DNA from inclusion body disease of cranes virus. The specificity of one primer set was tested with genome templates from other avian herpesviruses, including those from a golden eagle, bald eagle, great horned owl, snowy owl, peregrine falcon, prairie falcon, pigeon, psittacine, and chicken (infectious laryngotracheitis), but amplicons were not produced. Hence, this PCR test is highly specific for duck plague virus DNA. Two primer sets were able to detect 1 fg of DNA from the duck plague vaccine strain, equivalent to five genome copies. In addition, the ratio of tissue culture infectious doses to genome copies of duck plague vaccine virus from infected duck embryo cells was determined to be 1:100, making the PCR assay 20 times more sensitive than tissue culture for detecting duck plague virus. The speed, sensitivity, and specificity of this PCR provide a greatly improved diagnostic and research tool for studying the epizootiology of duck plague.     

番鸭"花肝病"病原的研究

文章对番鸭"花肝病"病原进行了研究,证实病原为番鸭呼肠孤病毒。该病毒大小为50nm-70nm左右,圆形,无囊膜;雏番鸭人工感染该病毒后可出现和自然病例相同的临床症状和病理变化,并能回收到病毒,鸡、麻鸭人工感染不发病;该病毒不凝集鸡、鸭的红细胞,能够在鸡胚、番鸭胚成纤维细胞上增殖并出现明显的细胞病变;核酸类型为RNA,琼扩试验表明与禽呼肠孤病毒有血清学交叉反应。     

鸭肝炎鸡胚化弱毒MY人工接种雏鸭后组织结构动态变化比较研究

对鸭肝炎鸡胚化弱毒株MY接种4日龄雏鸭后的组织变化进行了动态观察比较研究。结果显示：雏鸭接毒12 h肝、肾呈现轻度细胞变性;48 h后组织变性程度减轻,汇管区周围细胞增生;144 h细胞核、浆染色加深,组织修复迹象明显;14 d结构正常。接毒12 h脾脏白髓、法氏囊滤泡中淋巴细胞减少,72 h脾、24 h法氏囊中淋巴细胞有所增多。心脏、肺、脑组织在接毒各期皆有轻度的充血、出血。鸭肝炎鸡胚化弱毒株MY与标准毒导致的多组织变性、坏死相比,其变性轻而可逆;与疫苗HY所致的组织变化相似,但结构恢复时间早。结果表明：鸭肝炎鸡胚化弱毒株MY接种4日龄雏鸭,虽可造成雏鸭肝、肾等实质器官轻微的组织病变,但损伤的组织结构可在短期内修复,并恢复至正常;脾脏、法氏囊中的淋巴细胞在接毒后,也由减少到增多。本研究为鸭肝炎鸡胚化弱毒株MY用作鸭肝炎疫苗株的安全性从病理组织学角度提供了依据。     

鸭源禽副黏病毒1型YH_(99) V株的毒力测定和致病特性分析

从浙江省某麻鸭养殖基地的产蛋下降病鸭生殖器官内分离到1株致产蛋锐减、不致鸭死亡的病毒,经鉴定该病毒属于禽副黏病毒1型,命名为YH99V株。该毒株经动物回归试验能成功诱导鸭发病并回收同样的病毒,通过SPF鸡胚盲传至第9代时致病性突然增强,第11代出现血凝特性,第15代血凝价趋于稳定,鸡胚半数致死量EF15ELD50为10-4.8。MDT、ICPI和IVPI毒力学指标测定以及毒力相关基因序列结构分析表明,分离株的MDT为112h,ICPI为0.225,IVPI为0.41;YH99 V株F0蛋白裂解位点(112～117位)区域氨基酸推导序列为Gly-Arg-Gln-Gly-Arg-Leu,与弱毒株相一致。证明该毒株为新城疫弱毒株。     

鸭出血性卵巢炎的初步研究

2010年6月以来,我国部分地区所饲养的种鸭和蛋鸭发生一种疾病,以突发产蛋急剧下降为特点,根据病变,暂将该病称为鸭出血性卵巢炎(duck hemorrhagic ovaritis,DHO)。从不同地区的发病鸭群采集34份样品,取15份样品进行病毒分离,获得10个鸡胚分离物和5个鸭胚分离物。RT-PCR检测结果表明,15个分离物均为禽流感阴性,14个分离物为新城疫阴性。选分离株YY5株进行了电镜观察和PCR排查,结果表明,该毒株的毒粒直径为40~50 nm,呈鸭瘟病毒、水禽细小病毒、鸭呼肠孤病毒、鸭甲肝病毒、鸭星状病毒、鸭圆环病毒、鸭冠状病毒、鸡传染性支气管炎病毒PCR阴性,但为黄病毒RT-PCR阳性。基于黄病毒NS1序列合成引物,用RT-PCR检测15株病毒分离物和其余19份临床样品,黄病毒阳性率为82.4%。用YY5株的221-nt NS1序列进行分析的结果显示,YY5株与黄病毒科黄病毒属恩塔亚病毒群(Ntaya virus group)的巴格扎病毒(Bagaza virus)具有相近的遗传进化关系,但遗传距离介于病毒种的水平。用一株鸭胚分离株感染91日龄临近开产的麻鸭和232日龄的产蛋麻鸭,可复制出卵泡膜出血的病变。结果表明,从DHO自然病例分离到一种新的黄病毒,暂称为鸭黄病毒(duck flavivirus,DFV),DFV可能与DHO有关。     

鸭疱疹病毒Ⅱ型（暂定名）的分离鉴定

自1990年以来，在福建、浙江和广东等省发生一种以双翅羽毛管淤血呈紫黑色、断裂和脱落以及皮下、脏器（肝脏、胰脏）和肠道（十二指肠、直肠和盲肠）出血为主要特征的新的鸭传染病，暂定名为鸭出血症。我们对从自然感染该病典型病死番鸭脏器中获得的1株含2种病毒粒子（直径大小分别为30－40mm和80－120mm)的分离物，以Ⅰ型雏鸭病毒性肝炎标准阳性血清进行连续4代中和后接种番鸭胚，收集死亡番鸭胚胚液进行病毒纯化、负染、电镜观察和SPF鸡胚接种试验证明获得单一病毒分离株（定名为鸭出血症病毒）。该病毒为不耐酸、不耐碱、不耐热、对氯仿处理敏感、核酸类型为双股DNA的有囊膜病毒，直径为80－150nm；对番鸭胚、鹅胚、麻鸭胚、半番鸭胚、北京鸭胚和SPF鸡胚的致 死率分别为100％、100％、78．3％、60％、82．1％和0％；对10－11日龄番鸭胚的ELD50为10^-7.78/0.2ml；无血凝活性，不凝集“O”型人、鸭、鸡、鹅、家兔、小鼠，豚鼠、猪和绵羊红细胞；经血清中和试验证明该病毒与Ⅰ型雏鸭肝炎病毒、雏番鸭细小病毒、雏鹅细小病毒、鸭瘟病毒无血清学相关性。据以上结果可将该病毒确定为疱疹病毒科成员，但鉴于其与鸭瘟病毒（鸭疱疹病毒Ⅰ型）无血清学相关性，则暂定名为鸭疱疹病毒Ⅱ型，此为国内外首次报道。     

新型鸭肝炎病毒的分离鉴定及VP1基因序列分析

为了解新型鸭肝炎病毒(N-DHV)的变异情况,本实验从广西、河南、山东临床发病鸭体内分离到3株病毒.通过RT-PCR检测为N-DHV.将分离株进行鸭胚传代培养,并测定鸭胚毒的ELD50为10-3.29/0.2 mL～10-465/0.2 mL.以1型和N-DHV阳性血清分别与分离株进行血清交叉中和试验,结果表明,Ⅰ型鸭肝炎病毒(DHV-1)阳性血清对分离株无保护性.动物回归试验表明,分离株致死雏鸭的临床症状和病变与DHV-1相同,分离株的致死率为30％～70％.将分离株接种鸡胚,不产生任何病变,在鸡胚成纤维细胞中连续传5代后,细胞产生明显、规律的病变.扩增3株分离株的VP1基因,并进行氨基酸序列比对,结果表明3个分离株与DHV-C的同源性最高,与DHV-A的同源性最低,并存在氨基酸的插入和缺失.本实验表明3个分离株与韩国N-DHV属于同一血清型.     

禽腺病毒QU分离株的致病性及细胞适应性研究

QU分离株是一株类似产蛋下降综合征病毒,属于鸭腺病毒1型病毒。通过人工感染和细胞增殖试验,结果显示QU分离株接种无特定病原雏鸡未出现临床病症及生长发育障碍,不致死鸡胚,对鸭胚的致死率明显比引起产蛋下降的HS株低。QU株在鸡胚肝细胞、鸭胚成纤维细胞及鸡胚成纤维细胞上生长良好,产生典型细胞病变,且在鸡胚肝细胞上的增殖滴度最高,但不适应鸡胚肾细胞。这些数据说明QU株系对鸡具有低毒力的腺病毒,有可能用作禽用基因疫苗或基因治疗的候选病毒载体。     

鸭黄病毒SDbz株的分离与初步鉴定

鸭黄病毒病为近年来新发的鸭病,给养鸭业带来了极大的经济损失。为了深入研究本病的防制,本试验对鸭黄病毒(duck flavivirus,DFV)进行了分离鉴定。取疑似感染DFV的病鸭病料,经细菌分离初步排除细菌感染后,应用RT-PCR检测呈现DFV阳性,处理后将其接种到鸭胚成纤维细胞(DEF)和健康鸭胚上进行病毒分离传代。结果显示,在DEF细胞上第1代48 h就开始出现CPE,随着时间的延长CPE更加明显,通常在72~96 h产生典型CPE;接种鸭胚每一代均出现死亡,且死亡时间多集中于接种后60~72 h,死亡鸭胚胚体水肿、出血、发育不良、胚肝严重出血、肿胀或斑驳样坏死等病变。将病毒DEF细胞和鸭胚分离物应用血凝试验、毒价测定、病毒中和试验、RT-PCR及人工感染试验进行检测鉴定,证明所分离到的病毒为DFV,并将其命名为DFV SDbz株。     

环磷酰胺预处理制备兔抗Ⅰ型鸭肝炎病毒高免血清

以正常鸡胚尿囊液和环磷酰胺预处理试验兔, 再以Ⅰ型鸭肝炎病毒（Ｄｕｃｋ Ｈｅｐａｔｉｔｉｓ Ｖｉｒｕｓ Ｔｙｐｅ Ⅰ, ＤＨＶ Ⅰ） 标准强毒（ＡＴＣＣ, Ｃ９／Ｄ２） 接种后致死鸡胚的尿囊液, 经灭活、乳化制成油佐剂抗原多次免疫试验兔, 获得了鸡胚中和效价（ＥＰＤ５０） 达１∶３２ 以上的兔抗Ⅰ型鸭肝炎病毒高免血清（ＤＨＶ ⅠＳ） 。     

鸭坦布苏病毒江苏XZ株的分离和鉴定

从江苏徐州地区分离到的以引起樱桃谷鸭产蛋下降和死亡为特征的1株病毒,命名为XZ株。对该病毒进行电镜观察、血凝试验、ELD₅₀测定、RT-PCR扩增特异性目的基因、序列比对分析和动物回归试验。结果显示,分离毒株能致死鸭胚和鸡胚,电镜下观察到球形病毒粒子,不具有血凝性,对病料和接毒鸭胚尿囊液进行RT-PCR,均可扩增出基因片段,其核苷酸序列与坦布苏病毒奉贤株的相似性最高,为98.7%,与其他坦布苏病毒的毒株也具较高同源性,为86%~98%。用鸭胚分离毒株接种健康产蛋鸭,能复制出同样的疾病。结果表明分离病毒为鸭黄病毒属的坦布苏病毒。     

Antibody-mediated resistance against duck enteritis virus infection.

Vaccination of ducks with an apathogenic strain of duck enteritis virus resulted in protection against challenge with the virulent Lake Andes strain of duck enteritis virus by intramuscular inoculation or contact exposure. Antisera produced in the vaccinated ducks were able to transfer resistance against the challenge strain to recipient ducks. Antisera against duck enteritis virus were cytotoxic for duck enteritis virus-infected duck embryo fibroblasts in the presence of guinea pig complement. These in vivo and in vitro data suggest that the humoral immune mechanism plays a role in protecting ducks from duck enteritis virus infection.     

Post-epizootic surveys of waterfowl for duck plague (duck virus enteritis)

Surviving birds from nine duck plague outbreaks in urban and confined waterfowl were sampled for duck plague (DP) virus and DP antibody during 1979-86. Duck plague virus was found in combined oral and cloacal swabs of birds from three outbreaks, and DP-neutralizing antibody was demonstrated in some birds from all nine outbreaks. Greater prevalence of DP antibody and higher titers were found in survivors from confined populations than from free-flying urban populations. Free-flying waterfowl from within 52 km of four DP outbreak sites were also sampled; virus was not found in any birds, but DP antibody was found in urban waterfowl in the vicinity of an outbreak in Potterville, Michigan. No evidence of exposure to or shedding of DP virus in migratory waterfowl was found in two regions where DP appears enzootic in urban and confined waterfowl (Eastern Shore of Maryland and the vicinity of Sacramento, California).     

Isolation from ducks of a hypervirulent strain of duck plague virus and an avian type 6 paramyxovirus

This paper describes the isolation and identification of a duck plague virus (DP) and a paramyxovirus (PMV₆), from the livers and intestines collected in 4-month old mule ducks, under fattening, exhibiting 75% mortality and necrotic-haemorrhagic gross lesions. These viruses were isolated in specific pathogen free (SPF) muscovy duck eggs and SPF chicken eggs respectively. Then the DP virus was adapted to duck and chicken fibroblasts. The disease was reproduced in 2-week old SPF muscovy ducklings, intramuscularly inoculated with the previous organs, as well as in contact ducks. From them, only the DP virus was isolated again. Experimentally the intramuscular inoculation of the duck plague French vaccinal strain, 4 h post contact, did not prevent the disease and did not decrease its severity.

Regarding the DP virus, the typical signs and lesions observed in experimentally infected muscovy ducks as well as the presence of intranuclear inclusions of the epithelial cells of their oesophagus, intestines, bursa of Fabricus and liver on the one hand, and on the other hand, of the epithelial cells of the duck egg chorio-allantoïc membrane and fibroblasts inoculated with the samples first defined, allowed the characterization of the virus. Direct electron microscopy, as well as the results of seroneutralization tests with different specific avian Herpes virus antisera confirmed the DP virus identification. Moreover the DP isolate was not antigenically different from the serotype actually known.

The haemagglutinating virus (PMV₆) was characterized by direct electron microscopy as well as with 18 specific avian Myxovirus antisera; its identification was confirmed too by the specific seroconversion observed 4 weeks post-inoculation of this virus, in 11 weeks old SPF muscovy ducklings.

Finally an assay was carried out to appreciate the pathogenicity of theses viruses inoculated either separately or associated. It showed the high pathogenicity of the DP strain. The PMV₆ was apathogenic and no synergic effect with the DP virus was demonstrated. It appears to be the first isolation of PMV₆ in France, to our knowledge. The epidemiological circumstances related to theses isolations are discussed. The failure of the emergency vaccination in contact ducks, might be attributed to the high virulence of the DP strain.     

Growth and infectivity assays of the Israeli vaccine strain of fowl poxvirus in chicken embryo fibroblasts

The Israeli vaccine strain of fowl poxvirus grows efficiently in chicken embryo fibroblasts but not in cell lines derived from monkey kidney or human fibroblasts. We developed two assays for the titration of the infectivity of this virus in secondary cultures of chicken embryo fibroblasts. The first is a focus assay, in which minimum essential medium and SeaKem ME agarose were used for the overlay media. Under these conditions, clear virus foci appeared after 5 days of incubation at 37 C. The second assay is a semiautomatic colorimetric test based on the ability of live cells in culture to reduce the yellow tetrazolium salt 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT; thiazolyl blue) to its formazan derivative. The reagent was added to infected chicken embryo fibroblasts in 96-well plates 10 days after infection. The formazan formed during 2 hr was extracted with dimethyl sulfoxide, and its absorbance was read by an automatic microplate spectrophotometer. A good correlation of the infectivity titers of the virus was obtained by the two methods.     

Laboratory confirmed outbreaks of duck virus enteritis (duck plague) in the United Kingdom from 1977 to 1982

From 1977 to 1983 the Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge confirmed 19 outbreaks of duck virus enteritis in the United Kingdom. All the outbreaks involved collections of captive waterfowl and there were no reported cases in commercial ducks. In many instances the disease was associated with contact with migrating waterfowl, particularly male mallards (Anas platyrhynchos). Muscovy ducks (Cairina moschata) and related species appeared to be particularly susceptible. The most sensitive system for isolating the virus was muscovy duck embryo tissue cultures. The duckling inoculation test was found to be the most reliable method of confirming the disease.