Feline Panleukipenia. I. Pathogenesis in germfree and specific pathogen-free cats.

Germfree and specific pathogen-free cats were inoculated panleukopenia vivus. Total leucocyte counts decreased significantly in both germfree and specific pathogen-free cats. Clinical illness was not seen in any germfree cat. Specific pathogen-free cats had anorexia and slight diarrhea 5-6 days after inoculation. None of the cats died. Both germfree and specific pathogen-free cats had thymic involution. No other gross lesions were seen. Tissues for histological virus isolation and immunofluorescence studies were taken daily from days 2 through 6 after inoculation. Virus-infected cells and lesions of panleukopenia were seen in the small intestine of both germfree and specific pathogen-free cats. The incidence of virus-infected cells and lesions was greater in specific pathogen-free cats than in germfree cats.     

痒病的防治措施与朊病毒

朊病毒是一种只有蛋白质而没有核酸的病毒,可以引起人类和动物中枢神经系统退行性病变。朊病毒病与艾滋病并列成为21世纪危害人类健康的顽疾。作者分别从病毒特性、感染途径和致病机理等方面,阐述了朊病毒的研究进展,并着重介绍了由朊病毒引起的代表性疾病绵羊痒病的流行病学特点、临床特征、病理变化、临床诊断要点及其综合防治措施,供广大兽医工作者和养殖户参考。     

Scrapie in Cyprus

Scrapie was first recorded in Cyprus in 1985 in two flocks of sheep and subsequently the disease was diagnosed in dairy goats kept in mixed flocks with affected sheep. By 1989 scrapie had been diagnosed in 23 flocks. Epidemiological data presented in the present study are essentially from clinicopathological investigations between 1985 and 1989. A total of 356 out of 957 sheep and 10 out of 30 goats examined from flocks in Nicosia, Larnaca and Limassol districts showed histopathological lesions consistent with a diagnosis of scrapie.