Prevalence and association of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2), porcine parvovirus (PPV) and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) in aborted fetuses, mummified fetuses, stillborn and nonviable neonatal piglets

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) seems to cause reproductive failure in sows not only in experimental studies. A retrospective study was made with a total of 252 aborted fetuses, mummified fetuses, stillborn and nonviable neonatal piglets to determine the presence of PCV2, porcine parvovirus (PPV) and porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus (PRRSV) by PCR. PCV2 was found in all stages of gestation in 27.1 percent of samples examined. A statistically significant association could be shown between the detection of PCV2 and PRRSV. However, no significant association was seen between the detection of PCV2 and PPV and between PPV and PRRSV.     

Myocarditis and abortion associated with intrauterine infection of sows with porcine circovirus 2.

Porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) is a recently identified agent that has been associated with postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) in swine populations. In this report, the potential spectrum of disease associated with PCV2 is expanded by evidence of vertical transmission and associated reproductive failure. PCV2 was isolated from a litter of aborted piglets from a farm experiencing late-term abortions and stillbirths. Severe, diffuse myocarditis was present in 1 piglet associated with extensive immunohistochemical staining for PCV2 antigen. Variable amounts of PCV2 antigen were also present in liver, lung, and kidney of multiple fetuses. The presence of other agents that have been associated with fetal lesions and abortion in swine, including porcine parvovirus, porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome virus, encephalomyocarditis virus, and enterovirus, could not be established.     

Detection of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, porcine circovirus type 2, swine influenza virus and Aujeszky's disease virus in cases of porcine proliferative and necrotizing pneumonia (PNP) in Spain

Proliferative and necrotizing pneumonia (PNP) is a severe form of interstitial pneumonia characterised by hypertrophy and proliferation of pneumocytes type 2 and presence of necrotic cells within alveoli lumen. Many viral agents have been linked to PNP aetiology, with especial emphasis on porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV). To gain knowledge on PNP causality, a retrospective study on 74 PNP cases from postweaning pigs from Spain was carried out. Coupled with histopathological examinations, the presence of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) by in situ hybridization (ISH), and PRRSV, swine influenza virus (SIV) and Aujeszky's disease virus (ADV) by immunohistochemical (IHC) methods, were investigated. PCV2 was the most prevalent viral agent in PNP cases (85.1%) followed by PRRSV (44.6%); 39.1% of PNP cases showed PCV2 as the solely detected agent, while only 4.1% had PRRSV as the unique pathogen. SIV and ADV were very sporadically detected in PNP cases, and always in co-infection with PCV2. Therefore, present data indicate that PCV2 is the most important aetiological agent in PNP cases from Spain and that PRRSV is not essential for the development of PNP. Taking into account the presented results and available literature, we suggest that PCV2 is possibly the main contributor to PNP cases in Europe while PRRSV could play a similar role in North America.     

多重PCR方法用于检测猪圆环病毒2型、猪细小病毒、猪伪狂犬病病毒、猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒诊断方法的建立

本文建立了一种能够同时检测猪圆环病毒2型（PCV2）、猪细小病毒（PPV）、猪伪狂犬病病毒（PRV）、猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒（PRRSV）的多重PCR方法（mPCR）。借助于Oligo6.0引物设计软件,设计了4对引物分别用于扩增PCV2ORF2基因353bp片段、PPVNS-1基因271bp片段、PRRSVMN基因美洲型434bp片段、PRVgB基因194bp片段。通过人为混合以上4种病毒进行特异性及敏感性试验,结果表明,该方法具有很好的特异性和敏感性。对猪瘟病毒、大肠杆菌和双蒸水的PCR扩增结果均为阴性;该mPCR方法对PPV的最低检测量为8.64×10-3μg,PRV的最低检测量为2.36×10-3μg,PRRSV的最低检测量为3.68×10-3μg,PCV2的最低检测量为2.90×10-4μg。该方法的建立对临床上PCV2、PPV、PRV、PRRSV的鉴别诊断以及以上这4种病毒的流行病学调查具有十分重要的意义。     

2014-2018年广西6种猪主要病毒性繁殖障碍疫病流行病学调查

试验旨在了解广西猪主要病毒性繁殖障碍疫病的发生态势,为预防和控制此类疫病提供科学依据。采用RT-PCR/PCR方法对2014年3月至2018年2月采自广西的349份流产胎儿样品进行猪瘟病毒(CSFV)、猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(PRRSV)、猪圆环病毒2型(PCV2)、猪伪狂犬病病毒(PRV)、猪细小病毒(PPV)及猪乙型脑炎病毒(JEV)6种主要病毒性繁殖障碍疫病病原的检测并分析其阳性检出率在不同年份、季节之间的差异及病原混合感染情况。结果显示,2014-2017年,6种病原的猪场阳性率从高到低依次为JEV(36.00%)、PRRSV(16.00%)、PCV2(9.00%)、PRV(7.00%)、PPV(6.00%)和CFSV(5.00%),样品阳性检出率从高到低依次为JEV(27.06%)、PRRSV(6.18%)、PRV(5.88%)、PCV2(3.82%)、CSFV(2.35%)和PPV(2.35%)。季节因素对6种病毒性繁殖障碍疫病的发生有一定影响:JEV在夏季、秋季检出率较高,春季、冬季检出率较低;PRRSV一年四季检出率均较高,且无明显差异;PCV2在春季检出率较高,其次是夏季和冬季,秋季检出率较低;PRV在春季、冬季检出率较高,夏季、秋季检出率均为0;PPV在夏季检出率较高,其次是春季和秋季,冬季检出率为0;CSFV在冬季检出率最高,其次是夏季,春季和秋季检出率均为0。流产胎儿以单一感染为主,6种病毒均存在不同程度单一感染情况,单一感染率JEV最高(23.82%)、PCV2最低(0.59%);混合感染以双重感染为主,其中以2016年双重感染情况较多,且感染组合多样;三重感染情况较少、仅在2016年送检样品中发现1例,未发现四重及四重以上感染情况。调查结果表明,2014-2017年,JEV均有较高的阳性检出率,已成为广西部分猪场母猪流产最主要病毒性病原。PRRSV和PRV仍是目前引起广西猪场母猪流产的主要病毒性病原。     

猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒RT-LAMP快速检测方法的建立

为建立一种快速、灵敏、简便的猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒（PRRSV）早期检测方法,本研究利用逆转录环介导恒温扩增技术（RT-LAMP）,针对PRRSV的ORF5基因片段设计了4条引物,利用Bst DNA聚合酶在65 ℃恒温条件下进行逆转录扩增,通过1.0%琼脂糖凝胶电泳和加入SYBR Green Ⅰ染料肉眼判断结果,建立了PRRSV RT-LAMP检测方法。结果表明,该检测方法具有良好的特异性,与其他常见病毒如猪瘟病毒、猪圆环病毒2型、猪细小病毒、猪伪狂犬病病毒等无交叉反应,较普通RT-PCR灵敏性高100倍。采用RT-LAMP和RT-PCR分别对10份临床样本同时进行检测,符合率为100%。因此,本研究建立的RT-LAMP是一种可适用于临床PRRSV检测的快速、简单、灵敏、特异的检测方法。     

猪瘟病毒猪细小病毒猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒猪伪狂犬病病毒多重PCR方法的建立以及初步应用

猪瘟病毒、猪细小病毒、猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒及猪伪狂犬病病毒均能导致猪繁殖障碍,对养猪生产影响很大。本研究通过设计4对针对这4种病毒的特异引物建立了多重PCR方法,分别对其最佳反应条件、特异性及敏感性进行了测定,结果表明:其敏感性可达到CSFV 10 TCID50,PPV 10TCID50,PRRSV 1 TCID50,PRV 100 TCID50 CSFV 10TCID50,PPV 10TCID50,PRRSV 1 TCID50,PRV 100 TCID50。同时具有较好的特异性,对猪瘟病毒石门株、猪瘟病毒兔化弱毒株、PRV闽南A株、PPV弱毒疫苗株、PRRSV KY 35株及PRRSV B13株6个毒株均能扩增出相应的片段,而BVDV、BDV均未扩增出相应的片段。本方法的建立对于这4种病毒病的早期快速检测具有十分重要的意义。     

种公猪精液中与繁殖障碍有关的6种病毒的检测

采用PCR和RT-PCR技术,于2006年4月～10月对上海及其周边地区的30个猪场和人工授精站的生产公猪精液样品355份进行了猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(PRRSV)、猪伪狂犬病病毒(PRV)、猪细小病毒(PPV)、猪圆环病毒(PCV)、猪瘟病毒(CSFV)和日本脑炎病毒(JEV)等6种与猪繁殖障碍有关的病毒的检测,结果表明,日本脑炎病毒检测为阴性,检出PRRSV、PRV、CSFV、PPV和PCV阳性数和阳性率分别为6份(1.69%)、9份(2.54%)、5份(1.41%)、75份(21.1%)、6份(1.69%),有一个猪场的5份样品存在PRV和PPV混合感染.     

猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒经典株与变异株RT-PCR鉴别诊断方法的建立及应用

本试验旨在建立一种快速的猪繁殖与呼吸综合征(porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome,PRRS)经典株和变异株的鉴别诊断方法。根据GenBank中已发表的猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus,PRRSV)经典株与变异株Nsp2基因序列,设计1对特异性引物,建立能鉴别诊断PRRSV经典株和变异株的RT-PCR检测方法;该方法能从经典株与高致病性株PRRSV基因组中分别扩增出549和459 bp的特异性片段;该方法对猪瘟病毒、猪乙型脑炎病毒、猪流行性腹泻病毒、猪传染性胃肠炎病毒、猪伪狂犬病毒、猪圆环病毒2型、猪细小病毒的扩增结果均为阴性;该方法能分别检测出1 pg经典株和0.1 pg变异株RNA含量。建立的RT-PCR鉴别检测方法具有良好的特异性、敏感性、重复性,可以准确、快速鉴别出PRRSV经典株与变异株,将为猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒的临床诊断、病料检测和分子流行病学调查等提供一种高效、快速、特异、灵敏的鉴别诊断方法。     

Porcine parvovirus- and porcine circovirus 2-associated reproductive failure and neonatal mortality in crossbred Indian pigs

The objective of this study was to detect the presence of porcine parvovirus (PPV) and porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) in a farm showing reproductive failure and increased mortality in neonatal piglets by histopathological examination, polymerase chain reaction, and demonstration of viral antigen and nucleic acid. Out of 594 piglets farrowed by 70 first-parity gilts, nine (1.51%) mummified fetuses, 13 (2.19%) stillborn, and 572 (96.3%) live-born piglets were recorded. The average litter size at birth was 8.48 piglets per litter. One hundred ninety-four (33.91%) piglets died within 7 days of age. PPV was detected in five litters (7.14%) and two of them revealed coinfection with PCV2. The pathological lesions in the coinfected litters were more severe, indicating a synergistic action between the two viruses. Results of this study suggest for the first time occurrence of PPV and coinfection with PCV2 in crossbred Indian pigs affected with reproductive problem and neonatal mortality.     

2010年国内部分省份猪场常见病毒性疾病的病原学调查

随着规模化养猪业的发展,传染性疾病越来越多,混合感染或多重感染十分普遍,给疾病的诊断和预防带来很大困难。本文将我们实验室2010年分别采自福建、广西、河南、上海、内蒙、浙江、江苏和山西等地发病猪场的185份病料,通过RT-PCR和PCR方法对其进行猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒（Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus,PRRSV）、猪繁殖障碍的猪瘟病毒（Classical swine fever virus,CSFV）、猪圆环病毒2（Porcine circovirus type 2,PCV2）、猪细小病毒（Porcine parvovirus,PPV）、猪伪狂犬病毒（Pseudorabies virus,PRV）、细环病毒2（Torque teno virus 2,TTV2）等病毒检测。结果表明在所检的病料中PRRSV、PCV2和TTV2的阳性率比较高,分别为49.2%、62.2%和95.1%。有些地方TTV2的阳性率高达100%;同时,还存在很普遍的PRRSV与PCV2、PRRSV与TTV2、PCV2与TTV2等混合感染,混合感染率分别为27.6%、45.4%、58.4%;以及PRRSV、PCV2与TTV2的三重感染率为24.9%。同时对部分PRRSV阳性病料的PRRSV GP5和nsp2基因分别进行测序,分析测序结果表明病料中的PRRSV的GP5和nsp2序列与PRRSV HuN4株的相应序列的亲缘关系分别在98.2%和96.2%以上,且在nsp2区域都存在30个不连续氨基酸的缺失,说明现在临床中所流行的PRRSV可能仍是与高致病性PRRSV基因型相似的病毒。通过本文可以及时了解当前养猪场的病毒性疾病的流行情况,为猪场病毒性疾病的防控提供依据。     

5种猪病多重PCR检测方法的建立

To establish a method for simultaneous detection of classical swine fever virus (CSFV), porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), pseudorabies virus (PRV), porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and porcine parvovirus (PPV), a multiplex PCR was developed with a set of specific primers designed based on the conserved sequences of CSFV, PRRSV, PRV, PCV2 and PPV. Under the optimized conditions of multiplex PCR,five special fragments of 167 (CSFV),433 (PRRSV),305 (PRV), 559 (PCV2) and 882 bp (PPV) were amplified with a detection limit of 220, 1.6, 72, 400 and 370 pg, respectively. But the multiplex PCR amplification results of swine influenza virus （SIV）, Japanese encephalitis virus （JEV）, Streptococcus suis （SS） and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus （PEDV） were negative．The results showed that the multiplex PCR method was capable of CSFV, PRV, PRRSV, PCV2, PPV infection of single or mixed clinical samples for rapid diagnosis.     

Seroprevalence of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome,Aujeszky’s disease,and porcine parvovirus in replacement gilts in Thailand

The present study investigated the seroprevalence of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, Aujeszky’s disease virus (ADV), and porcine parvovirus (PPV) in replacement gilts from selected five swine herds in Thailand. The study consisted of three parts. First, a retrospective data analysis on the seroprevalence of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) and ADV glycoprotein I (gI) in gilts, sows, boars, nursery, and fattening pigs in five herds (n = 7,030). Second, a cross-sectional study on seroprevalence of PRRSV, ADV, and PPV (n = 200) in replacement gilts. Last, the seroprevalence of PRRSV, ADV, and PPV in gilts culled due to reproductive failure (n = 166). Across the herds, the seroprevalence of PRRSV and ADV was 79.3% and 5.3%, respectively. The cross-sectional study revealed that 87.5%, 4.0%, and 99.0% of the replacement gilts were infected with PRRSV, ADV, and PPV, respectively. In the gilts culled due to reproductive failure, the seroprevalence of PRRSV, ADV, and PPV was 73.5%, 28.3%, and 86.0%, respectively. Of these culled gilts, 75.5% had been infected with at least two viruses and 18.9% had been infected with all three viruses. It could be concluded that most of the replacement gilts were exposed to PRRSV (84%), PPV (97%), and ADV (4%) before entering the breeding house. PPV was an enzootic disease among the selected herds. The prevalence of ADV was higher in gilts culled due to reproductive disturbance than in the healthy gilts.     

Prevalence of porcine circovirus type 2 in aborted fetuses and stillborn piglets

A retrospective study of natural cases of abortion, recorded between October 2000 and September 2002, was made to determine the prevalence of abortions associated with porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2). The virus was detected by PCR, immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridisation. A total of 46 (13.1 per cent) of 350 aborted fetuses and stillborn piglets were positive for PCV-2 by PCR, and the virus was detected in fetuses at all stages of gestation. Viral antigen was detected in macrophages from the aborted fetuses and stillborn piglets by immunohistochemistry, and viral DNA was detected by in situ hybridisation.     

2018年广西重要猪源病毒性疫病流行病学调查

为了解2018年广西猪群重要疫病流行情况,试验采集广西各地的病死猪组织样品及病猪腹泻拭子,应用多重实时荧光定量RT-PCR检测猪瘟病毒（CSFV）、猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒（PRRSV）,应用多重实时荧光定量PCR检测猪伪狂犬病病毒（PRV）、猪圆环病毒1型（PCV1）、猪圆环病毒2型（PCV2）及猪圆环病毒3型（PCV3）,应用多重RT-PCR检测猪流行性腹泻病毒（PEDV）、猪德尔塔冠状病毒（PDCoV）、猪传染性胃肠炎病毒（TGEV）和猪轮状病毒（PRoV）。结果显示,所检测的694份组织样品中,CSFV、PRRSV、HP-PRRSV、PRV、PCV1、PCV2、PCV3的阳性率分别为11.10%、18.88%、7.20%、5.19%、2.45%、67.00%和5.76%;2种病原混合感染率为41.21%,3种病原混合感染率为4.32%,其中PRRSV和PCV2混合感染率最高。所检测的792份肠内容物及拭子腹泻样品中,PEDV、PDCoV、TGEV、PRoV的阳性率分别为9.72%、5.81%、1.77%和6.31%;2种病原混合感染率为5.30%,其中PEDV和PRoV混合感染率最高。结果表明,当前多种重要病毒性疫病仍在广西猪群发生和流行,并且多重感染普遍存在,应进一步加强监测和防控。     

猪五种繁殖障碍性疫病病原体多重PCR的建立及初步应用

为了建立能够同时检测猪瘟病毒(CSFV)、猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(PRRSV)、猪伪狂犬病病毒(PRV)、猪圆环病毒2型(PCV2)和猪细小病毒(PPV)的多重PCR,并用于猪场感染情况的动态监控以及临床诊断,根据GenBank中已发表的5种病毒的基因序列,针对CSFV的E2、PRRSV的Nsp2、PRV的gB、PCV2的ORF2和PPV的VP2基因,分别设计了特异性引物。在建立的单项PCR基础上,通过优化反应条件,建立了能同时检测5种病毒的多重PCR,并具有较高的灵敏性和良好的特异性。采用建立的多重PCR对127份疑似病猪的扁桃体活体组织进行检测,检出了5种病毒的存在,其中感染2种及以上病毒的样品比例为38.6%(49/127),表明该方法是一种快速、灵敏、高效的病原学检测手段。     

Isolation and characterization of porcine circovirus type-2 from sera of stillborn fetuses

In order to examine an association between porcine circovirus type-2 (PCV2) infection and reproductive failure in pigs, sera (n = 171) from stillborn fetuses were collected from 3 different farms with prolonged histories of reproductive problems. These sera were tested for the presence of antibodies to PCV2 using an immunoperoxidase monolayer assay. Of the 171 sera tested, 28 had PCV2 antibody titers of ≥ 1:16. When these 28 samples were tested by a polymerase chain reaction assay, 13 were found to contain PCV2 viral DNA. Of these 13 samples containing both PCV2 antibodies and viral DNA, 9 yielded PCV2 on virus isolation. Amino acid sequences comprising open reading frame 2 of PCV2 from 2 of these isolates were compared to PCV2 isolates from cases of post-weaning multi-systemic wasting syndrome (PMWS). The amino acid sequences of the 2 isolates from stillborn pigs were shown to be nearly identical to each other, as well as to other PCV2 isolates associated with reproductive failure. When compared with PMWS isolates, the isolates from the stillborn fetuses showed differences of at least 2 amino acids. These results confirm previous findings that transplacental infection of PCV2 occurs in the field and that stillbirths in pigs may be associated with PCV2 infections. At present, the significance of minor differences in amino acid sequences is not known.     

Association of porcine circovirus 2 with porcine respiratory disease complex

A retrospective study was performed on natural cases of porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC) to determine the association and prevalence of PRDC with porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) and other co-existing pathogens in Korea. Histologically, alveolar septa were markedly thickened by infiltrates of mononuclear cells. Moderate to marked multifocal peribronchial and peribronchiolar fibrosis were present and often extended into the airway lamina propria. Among the 105 pigs with PRDC, 85 were positive for PCV2, 66 were positive for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), 60 were positive for porcine parvovirus (PPV), and 14 were positive for swine influenza virus (SIV). There were 80 co-infections and 25 single infections. A co-infection of PCV2 with another additional bacterial pathogen is frequently diagnosed in PRDC. The combination of PCV2 and Pasteurella multocida (38 cases) was most prevalent followed by PCV2 and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (33 cases). The consistent presence of PCV2, but lower prevalence of other viral and bacterial pathogens in all pigs examined with PRDC, has led us to speculate that PCV2 plays an important role in PRDC.