Identification of a G2-like porcine rotavirus bearing a novel VP4 type, P[32]

A porcine group A rotavirus (GARV) strain, 61/07/Ire, was isolated from a 4–5 week asymptomatic piglet, during an epidemiological survey of porcine herds in Southern Ireland, in 2007. The nucleotide (nt) and amino acid (aa) sequence of the full-length VP4 protein of the PoRV strain 61/07/Ire was determined. Based on the entire VP4 open reading frame (nt), strain 61/07/Ire displayed ≤ 76.5% identity to representatives of the established 31 P-types, a value far lower than the percentage identity cutoff value (80%) established by the Rotavirus Classification Working Group (RCWG) to define a novel P genotype. Strain 61/07/Ire revealed low aa identity, ranging from 57.1% to 83.6%, to the cognate sequences of representatives of the various P genotypes. The aa identity was lower in the VP8* trypsin-cleavage fragment of the VP4, which encompasses the VP4 hypervariable region, ranging from 36.9% to 75.3%. Sequence analyses of the VP7, VP6, and NSP4 genes revealed that the GARV strain 61/07/Ire possessed a G2-like VP7, an E9 NSP4 genotype and an I5 VP6 genotype. Altogether, these results indicate that the GARV strain 61/07/Ire should be considered as a prototype of a new VP4 genotype, P[32], and provide further evidence for the vast heterogeneity of group A rotaviruses.     

Detection of porcine rotavirus by EM, ELISA and CIET

Feces samples from swine-herds with severe problems of neonatal diarrhoea, 3 weeks scours or early weaning diarrhoea were examined for porcine rotavirus using three techniques: EM, ELISA and CIET. Infection with rotavirus was found in about one third of the feces samples, representing more than half of the examined swine-herds. EM and ELISA revealed nearly all the samples found to be positive, while CIET as used here detected only half of them.     

2018年陕西省部分地区小型猪场猪瘟、伪狂犬病、口蹄疫免疫抗体检测分析

农户散养生猪在我国养殖业中占较大比例,疫苗免疫是猪场防控传染病最有效的措施,抗体检测是评价疫苗免疫效果的直接指标和分析猪场疫病风险的主要依据。2018年5月,在陕西省的57个接种了猪瘟(CSF)、猪伪狂犬病(PR)和O型口蹄疫(FMD-O)疫苗的散养猪场分别采集血液,分离血清。每场采样2份~20份,共收集302份血清,分别检测CSFV、PRV gB和FMDV-O血清抗体。结果显示,送检样品的CSFV抗体平均阳性率为88.1%(266/302),PRV gB抗体平均阳性率为99.6%(301/302),FMDV-O抗体平均阳性率为98.3%(297/302)。CSFV抗体100%阳性的猪场有36个,占总数的63.2%;不足100%的猪场中,抗体阳性率最高为83.3%,最低为20%。PRV gB抗体100%阳性的猪场有56个,占总数的98.2%;FMDV-O抗体100%阳性的猪场有52个,占总数的91.2%;不足100%的猪场中,抗体阳性率最高为85.7%,最低为50%。结果表明,检测猪场的3种疫苗免疫抗体阳性率普遍较高,猪场疫病防控意识和疫苗免疫情况较好。     

猪A组轮状病毒pW425et-Vp4基因工程乳酸菌的构建及表达

以嗜酸乳杆菌为受体菌株,将pW425et-Vp4重组质粒电转化入嗜酸乳杆菌,构建猪源A组轮状病毒Vp4基因工程乳酸菌,对影响电转化效率的主要因素进行研究,并对构建的乳酸菌进行表达分析.结果表明,在MRS培养基中加入1％甘氨酸+0.3 mol/L蔗糖,电场强度为11 kV/cm,脉冲时间为3.8 ms,电击后细胞复苏3～4 h等条件时,得到较高的转化效率,最高可达3.8×104 CFU/μg DNA. pW425et-Vp4乳酸菌阳性克隆经Western-blot分析表明,其蛋白具有与猪轮状病毒多克隆抗体的反应原性.     

猪A群轮状病毒SCJY-13株的分离鉴定及致病性分析

【目的】 在从腹泻仔猪粪便中分离鉴定猪A群轮状病毒(Rotavirus group A, RVA)并了解其致病性。【方法】 应用MA-104细胞从仔猪腹泻粪便中分离鉴定RVA, 将其经口感染健康初生仔猪, 观察其临床症状, 并利用实时荧光定量PCR检测排毒、HE染色观察病理变化、免疫组织化学(immunohistochemistry, IHC)试验了解病毒分布。【结果】 分离到1株可引起MA-104细胞明显细胞病变的G9P[23] RVA, 命名为RVA/Pig-tc/CHN/SCJY-13/2017/G9P[23](简称SCJY-13株), 病毒滴度为10^5.5 TCID₅₀/100 μL。经口感染SCJY-13株的仔猪在感染后11 h出现腹泻, 持续到感染后165 h完全恢复, 其发病率为100%(7/7), 病死率为28.57%(2/7)。感染后8 h可从仔猪肛拭子检测到病毒核酸, 直至感染后192 h, 峰值出现在感染后24 h。感染后54 h各段小肠病毒载量达到最高, 其中回肠中病毒载量最高, 显著高于十二指肠、空肠(P<0.05);HE染色和IHC检测结果显示, SCJY-13在感染仔猪小肠的绒毛及隐窝中大量聚集, 尤其是回肠段; SCJY-13株感染引起十二指肠、空肠和回肠绒毛固有层大量淋巴细胞浸润、黏膜上皮细胞和肠绒毛尖端空泡变性、柱状细胞增多、绒毛断裂脱落等, 以回肠段较严重。【结论】 SCJY-13株能引起新生仔猪100%发病, 其主要靶位区在回肠, 感染后排毒时间长。本试验结果为猪RVA的致病性研究提供了一定的参考依据。     

Full-length genome analysis of G2, G9 and G11 porcine group A rotaviruses

Group A rotaviruses with G2 and G9 VP7 specificity are common in humans, while G11 strains have been detected only sporadically. G2, G9 and G11 rotaviruses also circulate in pigs and swine rotaviruses have been suspected of interspecies and zoonotic transmissions in numerous studies. However, the complete gene constellation of G2 and G9 porcine rotaviruses has not yet been determined. In order to start filling this gap, the genomic make up of two G2, one G9 and one G11 porcine rotavirus strains, detected in Canada in 2005–2007, was determined. With the exception of a G2P[34] strain, with E9 NSP4 type and mixed I5 + I14 VP6 type, the constellation of genomic segments was rather conserved and were closely related to prototype porcine strains in the four viruses characterized (I5-R1-C1-M1-A8-N1-T7-E1-H1). Most notably, all the viruses displayed a rare NSP3 genotype, T7, which has also been identified in rare human reassortant strains and in the reference strain RVA/Cow-tc/GBR/UK/1973/G6P[5]. This study provides crucial genetic data on these complex viruses and will help understand the origin and ecological niche of gene segments and the role played by pigs in their evolution.     

多重PCR同时检测猪圆环病毒2型,猪细小病毒,猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒和猪瘟病毒

本试验建立一种可同时检测猪圆环病毒2型(PCV-2),猪细小病毒(PPV),猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(PRRSV),猪瘟病毒(CSFV)4种病毒的多重PCR方法.对于每一种特定的病毒,用4对寡核苷酸引物均能特异扩增其目的片段.以含有病毒目的片段的质粒为模板,测定了多重PCR的检测灵敏度,PRRSV和CSFV检测最低限是48 pg,而PPV和PCV-2为0.48 pg.利用建立的多重PCR方法对具有产自有繁殖障碍母猪的仔猪或具有呼吸障碍症状的76个仔猪样本进行检测.检出了4种病毒的存在,其中26个样本(34.2%)同时感染了2种以上病毒.结果表明多重PCR方法检测猪混合感染的病毒,是一种快速、灵敏、低成本、高效率的病原学诊断工具.     

Effect of dietary phosphorus and its interaction with genetic background on global gene expression in porcine muscle

Environmental concerns and costs associated with dietary phosphorus (P) supplementation have lead to attempts to minimize the amount of P added to swine diets. In addition to its requirement for bone growth, dietary P is also necessary for muscular growth. To examine the effects of genetic background and dietary P on global gene expression in the muscle of young pigs, we utilized muscle tissue from 36 gilts sired from two different sire lines. These animals were fed either a P adequate, P deficient or P repletion diets for 14 days and showed differences in growth performance and bone integrity in response to the interaction of genetic background and dietary P. Total RNA from the loin muscle of these animals was obtained for microarray analysis. Significant differences (p < 0.01) in gene expression were seen based on the effect of sire line (339 genes), dietary P (18 genes) and the interaction between sire line and dietary P (31 genes). The microarray data were validated by semi-quantitative real-time PCR. These results support our hypothesis that genetic background and dietary P treatment can affect the homeorhetic control of P metabolism in pigs. Genes identified as differentially expressed in this study may be excellent candidate genes for additional work to elucidate genotype specific P requirements as well as to identify a genetic background that can maintain superior growth in a more environmentally friendly manner.     

Detection of staphylococcal enterotoxin A, B, and C in milk by an ELISA procedure

Enterotoxigenic reference strains of Staphylococcus aureus were cultivated in sterile whole and skim milk for 18 h at 37°G. Staphylococcal enterotoxin A, B, and C were detected directly in the milk by an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), sensitive down to 1 ng/ml. Enterotoxins in the range of 1 ng–20 µg/ml milk were detected without any concentration or extraction. Skim and whole milk were almost identical as medium for enterotoxin production.     

Number, distribution and concentration of Australian veterinarians in 2006, compared with 1981, 1991 and 2001

OBJECTIVE: To determine the number, concentration and distribution of veterinarians working in Australia in 2006, and compare with data from 1981, 1991 and 2001. Procedure Data on each veterinarian who was registered, resident and apparently working in each Australian state and territory were obtained from relevant veterinary board lists, entered into an Excel spreadsheet and analysed with SAS System for Windows 8. Other data were obtained from the Official Australian Postcode Map, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics. RESULTS: A total of 7510 veterinarians, of whom 46% were female, were working in Australia in 2006. The rate of increase (230/year) between 2001 and 2006 was greater than for the previous 20 years. The number per million people (360) was 73% higher than in 1981, and more than 30% higher than in the USA and UK. With the establishment of three new veterinary schools the number of graduates, and the total number of veterinarians, will increase further. By 2011 the number of veterinarians is likely to be three-fold greater, and the number per million people two-fold greater than in 1981. The number of veterinarians per million dogs and cats will increase at a greater rate if dog and cat numbers continue to fall. As more than 75% of Australian veterinary work involves dogs and cats this has serious implications for the profession. CONCLUSIONS: Progressively increasing numbers of veterinarians will compete for a constant or diminishing resource--the dogs and cats of Australia. It seems likely that overt signs of oversupply will appear before sufficient numbers of veterinarians enter alternative forms of employment.     

屠宰猪肝脏中乙型肝炎病毒的检测

为了解屠宰猪体内乙型肝炎病毒感染情况,从河南、河北、北京和山东四个地区采集肝脏样品291例,应用免疫组化和PCR等方法对人乙型肝炎病毒相关抗原进行检测。结果表明,屠宰猪的肝脏中检测到乙型肝炎病毒的相关抗原,并且感染情况比较严重,为进一步研究猪肝脏中HBV致病性提供依据。     

Knowledge,attitudes and management of bovine viral diarrhoea virus among eastern Australian cattle producers: results from a 2013 cross-sectional study

Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) is an economically significant disease affecting the Australian cattle industry, with losses stemming from decreased production and reproductive performance and control costs. However, these losses can be difficult to appreciate, particularly in endemic regions. Overall, there is a variable but high herd-level seroprevalence in Australia. Despite a potentially high financial burden of the disease, the onus for control ultimately falls on producers and strategies employed will vary between regions. A cross-sectional study, using a postal survey, was conducted in 2013 to evaluate the BVDV knowledge, attitudes and management practices utilised by Australian cattle producers. A total of 192 producers participated in the study, and results indicate that knowledge and attitudes towards disease risk are variable and can be improved. Producer knowledge of how persistently infected (PI) animals are produced was higher than that of disease outcomes or transmission pathways. Implementation of biosecurity practices was limited, with approximately half of respondents employing quarantine procedures for introduced stock and only 2% indicating they would antigen test introduced stock for BVDV. Approximately a third (36%) of producers reported engaging in BVDV control, with the majority of these using vaccination strategies over deliberate exposure to a PI. Knowledge of and engagement with BVDV control was positively influenced by the producer relationships with veterinarians. Findings from this study suggest that building on education and delivering a consistent message among stakeholders would likely improve producer awareness and understanding in relation to BVDV and support decision making in BVDV management.     

Population genetic structure and diversity of the East Balkan Swine (Sus scrofa) in Bulgaria,revealed by mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite analyses

The East Balkan Swine (EBS) is the only indigenous pig breed in Bulgaria. We analyzed the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region and 21 microsatellite loci for 198 individuals from 11 farms in Bulgaria. Obtained 11 mtDNA haplotypes including three novel ones were grouped to two major clades, European clade E1 (146/198 individuals, 73.7%) and Asian clade A (52/198, 26.3%). The mixture of the two clades may have resulted from historical crossbreeding between the European and Asian pig breeds. Clade A was frequent in southeastern Bulgaria (Burgas Province), but less frequent or absent in northeastern Bulgaria (Varna and Shumen Provinces). The distribution of Europe- and Asia-specific haplotypes relative to EBS farm locations could be attributed to regional differences of breeding systems (e.g., crossbreeding with imported commercial pigs). A microsatellite analysis showed high heterozygosities for all the EBS farms, and negative inbreeding coefficients presumably due to crossing with commercial pigs or wild boars and/or efforts to reduce inbreeding by farmers. Bayesian clustering analyses showed that all farm populations are genetically well distinguishable from one another. Although diversity has been maintained by the efforts of farmers and a breeding association, the effective population size remains small, and conservation efforts should be continued.     

Detection of rotavirus in faecal specimens with a monoclonal antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay: Comparison with polyclonal antibody enzyme immuno-assays and a latex agglutination test

Monoclonal antibodies have been produced against the 81/36F strain of rotavirus. One of them, was chosen as diagnostic reagent: it showed high ELISA reactivity with all the bovine, human and porcine rotavirus strains tested and reacted with VP6, structural protein product known to support the common rotavirus antigen.

A sandwich ELISA procedure using the chosen monoclonal as “capture and detecting” antibody was performed to detect rotavirus in faecal samples from experimentally inoculated newborn calves: it always gave a negative response with meconium and a positive response for the stool specimens which rotavirus have been isolated. This assay was compared with Enzygnost and Slidex Rota Kit tests and with a non-commercial sandwich ELISA test using polyclonal antibodies: it showed more sensitivity than the agglutination test and was as sensitive as the other two tests to detect rotavirus in routine diagnostic material. The test evaluated showed no equivocal results.     

同时检测猪圆环病毒2型、猪细小病毒和伪狂犬病毒连接酶检测反应-PCR基因芯片检测方法的建立

为快速、灵敏、准确地同时检测和鉴别猪圆环病毒2型(PCV2)、猪细小病毒(PPV)和伪狂犬病毒(PRV)的方法,本研究采用连接酶检测反应(LDR)-PCR和基因芯片技术建立一种新型检测方法.首先在3种病毒的保守区内分别设计一对LDR探针,两端各连接一段通用序列,依次进行LDR、通用引物荧光标记扩增和芯片杂交,同时比较引物标记和Cy5 -dCTP标记方法的灵敏度.结果表明该方法可以特异地检测PCV2、PPV和PRV3种病毒,而对牛病毒性腹泻病毒、猪传染性胃肠炎病毒、猪流行性腹泻病毒、猪繁殖与呼吸障碍综合征病毒、猪瘟病毒、乙型脑炎病毒、猪圆环病毒1型检测结果均为阴性;对3种病毒的最低检测限少于10个拷贝;Cy5-dCTP标记检测的灵敏度显著高于引物标记.利用建立的方法对41例临床样品进行检测,与普通PCR检测结果符合率为97.6％～100％.该方法的建立为基础研究和临床应用提供了技术平台.     

Detection and molecular characterization of porcine group C rotaviruses in South Korea

Group C rotaviruses (GCRVs) cause acute diarrhea in humans and animals worldwide and the evidence for a possible zoonotic role of GCRVs has been recently provided. However, there is little evidence of porcine GCRV infections or of their genetic diversity in South Korea. We examined 137 diarrheic fecal specimens from 55 farms collected from six provinces. RT-PCR utilizing primer pairs specific for the GCRV VP6 gene detected GCRV-positive reactions in 36 (26.2%) diarrheic fecal samples. Of these, 17 samples (12.4%) tested positive for porcine GCRVs alone and 19 samples (13.8%) were also positive for other pathogens. Other enteric pathogens except for GCRV were detected in 64 feces samples (46.7%) and no enteric pathogens were evident in 37 feces samples (27.0%). Phylogenetic and sequence homology analyses of GCRV partial VP6 gene between 23 Korean and other known porcine GCRVs demonstrated that Korean strains belonged to the porcine lineage. Furthermore, one Korean porcine strain shared the highest nucleotide (89.7–89.0%) and deduced amino acid sequence (92.9–93.9%) identities with bovine GCRV strains and was placed in the bovine GCRV lineage indicative of bovine origin. In conclusion, porcine GCRV infections are widespread in piglets with diarrhea in South Korea. The infecting porcine GCRVs mostly belong to the porcine lineage with the exception of one bovine-like GCRV, which possibly originated from bovine GCRV due to interspecies transmission.     

A型塞尼卡病毒检测方法及疫苗研究进展

A型塞尼卡病毒（Senecavirus A,SVA）也称为塞尼卡谷病毒（Seneca Valley virus,SVV）,属于小RNA病毒科塞尼卡病毒属成员。SVA主要引起猪的水泡性疾病,与口蹄疫、水泡性口炎、猪水泡病等临床症状相似,可导致新生仔猪急性死亡,严重影响养猪业发展。自2015年广东省发生SVA感染以来,中国多省份陆续有该病发生的报道。当前,中国因猪群缺乏针对SVA的免疫屏障,加之该病传染性较强,存在大范围暴发的潜在风险。如何有效防控SVA感染是迫切需要解决的问题。目前已开发出多种SVA诊断方法用于进行实验室及现场条件下早期的鉴别诊断。SVA的分离鉴定、原位杂交和免疫组化可用于检测病原体的存在及其与组织内形态学变化关系;血清学诊断方法包括基于不同结构蛋白的间接ELISA方法、竞争ELISA方法、均相光激化学发光免疫技术和病毒中和试验,用免疫学方法检测抗体有助于了解SVA感染进程,是临床诊断的主要手段;病毒核酸检测方法主要有PCR技术、等温扩增技术、基因组测序等分子生物学技术,在病毒感染的早期快速检测及检测新发病毒中具有重要作用。目前仍无商品化疫苗预防SVA感染,但科研人员已研发出了灭活疫苗、弱毒疫苗、核酸疫苗和亚单位疫苗等多种具有潜力的候选疫苗。笔者系统总结了SVA检测方法及疫苗研发的最新进展,以期为SVA感染的防控提供参考依据。     

屠宰猪肝和血清中乙型肝炎病毒及戊型肝炎病毒的检测

应用1对乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）S基因保守区的引物，采用PCR方法从屠宰猪肝、血清中检测到了HBV，序列分析表明，扩增片段与已发表的HBVS基因的同源性高达98％～100％。电镜负染色样品观察结果表明，在HBV表面抗原ELISA检测强阳性反应的血清样品中存在有形态、大小与人HBV Dane颗粒和小球状颗粒相似的病毒粒子。针对戊型肝炎病毒（HEV）（）RF2／ORF3重叠区设计了简并引物，采用巢式RT-PCR对屠宰猪肝和血清样品进行了检测。结果表明，部分屠宰猪肝中存在HEV。