THE ISOLATION OF LENTOGENIC STRAINS OF NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS IN AUSTRALIA

SUMMARY Twelve isolations of Newcastle disease virus were made from 77 clinical samples from chickens with conjunctivitis, respiratory disease, proventriculitis and bursal atrophy. Nine of the Isolations were made from chickens with conjunctivitis. The viruses were identified as Newcastle disease virus by inhibition of their haemagglutinins with specific antiserum to Newcastle disease virus. The viruses failed to kill chicken embryos after inoculation into the allantoic cavity and they were judged to be lentogenic strains. There was no evidence that the Newcastle disease viruses were responsible for any of the clinical conditions from which they were isolated. The presence of other agents in 10 of the samples was indicated by reduced production of haemagglutinin in allantoic fluids of infected embryos, by deaths of infected embryos, by the production of cytopathic changes in avian cell cultures and by electron microscopy. Three isolations of infectious bronchitis virus, 2 of avian adenovirus and one of avian reovirus were made. Other samples were suspected of containing infectious bronchitis virus and mycoplasmas, but these were not isolated. The Newcastle disease viruses failed to produce plaques in chicken embryo fibroblast cell cultures and they were separated from the contaminating agents by haemagglutination and elution followed by passage at terminal dilution in chick embryos. No Newcastle disease virus was isolated from 60 caecal tonsils and 60 lung samples from 9-week-old broiler chickens. Eight lung samples yielded mycoplasmas that caused haemadsorption in chicken cell cultures. The mycoplasmas were probably Mycoplasma gallisepticum.     

两株新疆新城疫强毒株的分离与鉴定

从新疆乌鲁木齐市郊区疑似新城疫的发病鸡场采集了2份病料,处理后接种鸡胚和非免疫鸡分离鉴定病毒,同时检测病毒血凝特性,观察病毒形态并测定病毒致病力。试验结果表明,分离株均能致死鸡胚,非免疫鸡出现典型的鸡新城疫病病理变化;分离毒株均有血凝特性,而且可被新城疫阳性血清所抑制;病毒形态结构与鸡新城疫病毒一致;EID50分别为10-8.0/0.1mL、10-8.6/0.1mL,MDT分别为57.6h、52.8h,ICPI分别为1.875、1.925,IVPI分别为2.39、2.82,均有很强的致病力,符合NDV强毒株的毒力标准。所有结果显示,以上2个分离株均为新城疫强毒力毒株。病毒免疫原性结果显示,2株病毒均有有良好的免疫原性,同源保护率分别为90%、80%。     

Aerosol vaccination against Newcastle disease. I. Studies on particle size.

Studies revealed that the majority of particles emitted by three different aerosol generators were in the size ranges of 0.5-1 and 1-3 mum. In general, the smaller the aperture setting, the larger the total number of particles. The difference between the generators in number of particles emitted were not significant enough to produce appreciable difference in antibody titers obtained from vaccinated chickens. Antibody titers were higher in birds vaccinated with the LaSota strain of Newcastle disease virus than in birds vaccinated with the B-1 strain, although protection against challenge was approximately similar. Aerosol challenge was found as effective as intramuscular challenge.     

Serological response of chickens to oral vaccination with Newcastle disease virus

Conventional Newcastle disease vaccines are not suitable for application to village chickens in tropical countries of Asia. Trials with food-based vaccines are being initiated and the following experiments were performed to evaluate oral vaccination with Newcastle disease virus. Experimental chickens were vaccinated orally with the avirulent V4 strain of Newcastle disease virus and haemagglutination-inhibition antibody responses were measured. V4 virus was introduced into the crop by tube and total faecal output was collected daily and assayed for Newcastle disease virus. Virus was recovered on Days 5 and 6 after vaccination from most chickens that had received 10(7.4) and 10(6.4) 50% egg-infectious doses (EID50) of virus. There was no recovery of virus from birds receiving a lower dose of vaccine. Groups of chickens kept in cages with wire floors were given various doses of vaccine into the crop. Higher antibody titres were achieved with higher doses of virus. This dose responsiveness was not observed when various doses of vaccine were presented on food pellets and the groups of chickens were kept on concrete floors. Similar antibody responses were then seen with nominal doses of 10(5.2) and 10(8.2) EID50 per bird, possibly as a result of excretion and re-ingestion of the vaccine virus. Spread of the vaccine virus was demonstrated when control chickens and chickens receiving 10(7.7) EID50 of V4 virus on food pellets were housed together on a concrete floor. Similar antibody titres were achieved in both vaccinated and in-contact chickens.     

Lectin binding and the carbohydrate moieties present on Newcastle disease virus strains

Lectin-binding profiles were developed for 14 strains of Newcastle disease virus in order to determine the carbohydrate moieties associated with hemagglutination and to establish whether there are any associations between the carbohydrates present on the virus envelope and virulence. All strains of Newcastle disease virus were bound by concanavalin A. Other lectins bound the viruses differentially, but there was no pattern of binding that could be associated with viral virulence. The binding of virus by Lens culinaris lectin was associated with the elution rate of the virus from chicken erythrocytes. Strains that elute rapidly from chicken erythrocytes were not bound by Lens culinaris lectin. The sugar alpha-D-N-acetylglucosamine inhibited the adsorption of Lens culinaris lectin to the strains that were "slow eluters" from chicken erythrocytes.     

从自然发病鸡中分离出一株新城疫病毒

应用电镜技术、血清学检查、生物学试验等方法,从未注射过疫苗的某自然发病鸡群分离出一株新城疫病毒。该分离株对１０日龄鸡胚的平均致死时间为１１６小时,静脉接种致病指数为０．０６,其毒力介于新城疫病毒的ＬａＳｏｔａ株与Ｖ４株之间。免疫原性试验结果表明,该分离株具有免疫后无不良反应、免疫后６天开始产生抗体、产生的抗体效价高、对新城疫强毒的攻击能１００％保护等特点,是一株良好的新城疫候选疫苗株     

猪源新城疫病毒F和HN基因的表达及其对BHK-21细胞膜的融合作用

为了分析猪源新城疫病毒F和HN基因对BHK-21细胞膜的融合作用,采用RT-PCR方法从猪源新城疫病毒JL01株中扩增获得了F蛋白基因,并根据GenBank上登录的猪源新城疫病毒HN基因序列,合成了HN基因,分别将F和HN基因克隆到pKS载体上。又从大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）中扩增得到T7RNA聚合酶基因,将报告基因EGFP与T7RNA聚合酶基因一起定向克隆到痘苗病毒转移载体pSTK上。再将pKS-F、pKS-HN与pSTK-T7-EGFP共转染BHK-21细胞,转染后16h,用Giemsa染液进行染色,可见明显的细胞融合现象。该研究证明猪源新城疫病毒JL01株的F和HN蛋白共同作用于BHK-21细胞使细胞膜融合。     

孔雀NDV的分离鉴定

为对1例疑似新城疫病死孔雀进行确诊,采集病死孔雀的心、脾、肺制成匀浆,接种9~11日龄鸡胚进行病毒分离,并采用血凝和血凝抑制试验对分离病毒进行鉴定。结果表明,该孔雀死于新城疫。     

Isolation of Newcastle disease virus and Salmonella typhimurium from the brain of double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus)

Avian paramyxovirus type 1 (Newcastle disease virus) and Salmonella typhimurium were isolated from the brain and lung tissues of double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) from Lac Canard, Alberta, Canada. More than 100 birds died during this outbreak in 1999. Affected birds presented signs of central nervous system disease characterized by unilateral wing and leg paralysis. Other geographic locations in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan have reported cases of cormorants suffering from diseases with signs compatible with Newcastle disease. The virus isolated in the 1999 outbreak was characterized as mesogenic. These findings suggest that other pathogens, like S. typhimurium, may influence the clinical presentation of disease caused by mesogenic strains of Newcastle disease virus in cormorants.     

鹅源新城疫病毒云南流行株动物回归试验

用分离的鹅源新城疫病毒KM2007株尿囊液分别接种25日龄非免疫雏鹅和25日龄非免疫雏鸡各20只,对照组每只鸡肌肉注射生理盐水。结果试验组鹅和鸡分别出现典型的鹅新城疫病和鸡新城疫的临床症状和病理变化,对照组全部健活。从发病及死亡鹅和鸡的脑/脾中分离到病毒。试验结果表明,分离病毒KM2007株与鹅自然感染发病的病原一致。     

一株鸡新城疫强毒株的分离及生物学特性鉴定

本试验应用一步法RT-PCR和荧光RT-PCR方法分离到一株新城疫病毒,并对此毒株F基因进行了克隆、测序和分析,发现F蛋白裂解位点氨基酸序列为112Arg-Arg-Gln-Lys-Arg-Phe117,与新城疫病毒强毒株特征相符,从分子水平上证明了本试验所分离毒株为新城疫强毒株。结合GenBank中其他新城疫参考株F基因序列进行比较发现,本试验所分离毒株与目前流行的强毒株Taiwan/95、SKY/03、SGM/01的F基因裂解位点氨基酸序列完全一致,而与传统疫苗毒La Sota株的裂解位点则不同。     

An immunofluorescence diagnostic test for feline viral rhinotracheitis.

Hyperimmune serum against feline viral rhinotracheitis was produced in a goat and conjugated with a fluorescent dye. Cell cultures infected with rhinotracheitis virus had positive immunofluorescence. Cell cultures infected with other feline viruses and herpesviruses of other species did not fluoresce. In cats experimentally infected with rhinotracheitis virus, the virus was isolated from nasal and conjunctival swabs 1 to 9 days after inoculation. Nasal smears stained with the conjugated antiserum fluoresced 1 to 9 days after inoculation when clinical disease was most apparent. Conjunctival smears had positive immunofluorescence 1 to 6 days, but not 9 days, after inoculation. On postinoculation day 23, rhinotracheitis virus was not isolated from nasal or conjunctival swabs and nasal and conjunctival smears did not fluoresce. Rhinotracheitis virus or feline calicivirus was isolated from naturally infected cats with upper respiratory tract disease. Nasal and conjunctival smears from rhinotracheitis virus-infected cats had positive immunofluorescence in all cast showing clinical illness. Smears from 1 clinically normal cat from which rhinotracheitis virus was isolated did not fluoresce. Nasal and conjunctival smears from calicivirus-infected cats did not fluoresce.     

Survey of pathogens and blood parasites in free-living passerines.

To determine the disease prevalence of free-living passerines, 1709 passerines were sampled from 38 different field sites in Ohio. Choanal and cloacal swabs were collected from each bird and cultured for the presence of Pasteurella multocida, Salmonella spp., and Escherichia coli by standard microbiologic techniques. In addition, the serum from each bird was analyzed for the presence of antibodies to Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Mycoplasma synoviae, Newcastle disease virus, and avian influenza virus. A blood smear was also made to examine for the presence of blood parasites. Results indicated that the isolation of E. coli varied with bird species, with the European starling having a higher (21.4%) isolation of E. coli. Salmonella spp. were also isolated from these free-living passerines. Pasteurella multocida was not isolated from any of the sampled passerines. These birds did not have antibodies to M. gallisepticum, M. synoviae, Newcastle disease virus, or avian influenza virus. Blood parasites were not detected in any of the birds sampled.     

A serological and virological survey for evidence of infection with Newcastle disease virus in Australian chicken farms

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and distribution of antibodies to Newcastle disease virus on Australian chicken farms and to determine the pathotype and relationships of the Newcastle disease viruses present on those farms. DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey of 753 commercial chicken farms. PROCEDURE: The survey comprised a detailed questionnaire and collection of venous blood samples. The titre of antibodies to Newcastle disease virus was determined by haemagglutination inhibition. Virus isolation was conducted from cloacal and tracheal swabs taken from chickens in serologically positive flocks. Virus isolates were pathotyped on the basis of the deduced Fusion protein cleavage site determined by nucleotide sequencing of a 265 bp region of the genome in the region of the cleavage site. RESULTS: Antibody evidence of Newcastle disease virus infection was found on 300 of the 753 surveyed farms throughout all 11 geographic regions of the survey. The highest prevalence occurred in the Sydney basin, New South Wales and Victoria east regions. Antibody titres were also highest in the regions where serologically positive flocks were most prevalent. The 259 virus isolates revealed nine different RNA sequences. Of the nine virus groups isolated, the most common group W was identical in sequence to the V4 vaccine strain. Five of the other groups had novel RNA sequences in the region of the F protein cleavage site. CONCLUSIONS: Antibodies to Newcastle disease virus are highly prevalent in the Australian chicken flock but all identified strains were avirulent in nature.     

2000～2004年间广西新城疫病毒强毒株的分离与鉴定

近年来从广西不同地区规模化鸡场的13个肉鸡群病死鸡中分离到13株有血凝性的病毒,这13株病毒的血凝性均能被新城疫标准阳性血清抑制,经过血凝(HA)试验、血凝抑制(HI)试验和RT-PCR检测结果确定为新城疫病毒.13株病毒的生物学特性测定实验结果证明该13株病毒均为新城疫病毒强毒株.     

新城疫病毒基因组与基因演化

新城疫在世界范围内出现了4次大流行,造成了极大的经济损失和贸易影响。虽然新城疫病毒仅有1个血清型,但不同毒株生物学特性和毒力相差很大。近来,病毒宿主谱扩大,开始感染水禽,造成鹅的大规模发病。经典的新城疫病毒基因组长度为15 186个核苷酸(nt),如La Sota和V4毒株等,而我室报道的鹅源毒株ZJ1全长为15 192 nt。我们对基因组进行比对分析,发现新城疫病毒是在基因组水平上整体演化的。     

鹅源新城疫病毒云南流行株免疫交叉保护试验

用分离的鹅新城疫病毒KM2007株尿囊液制成油乳剂灭活苗,和NDV油乳剂灭活苗分别接种10日龄未免疫雏鸡和未免疫雏鹅,并设非免疫对照组。免疫后21 d,试验组和对照组每只鸡和鹅分别注射0.1 mL鹅新城疫病毒KM2007株尿囊液10-1稀释液,结果对照组鹅和鸡分别出现典型的鹅新城疫和鸡新城疫的症状和病理变化,而试验组鹅和鸡全部健活。结果表明,鹅新城疫病毒KM2007株油乳剂灭活苗及NDV油乳剂灭活苗均可保护鹅和鸡免受鹅新城疫病毒野毒的攻击。     

鸵鸟新城疫病毒野毒株的分离及其生物学特性

用鸡胚从疑似鸵鸟新城疫的送检病料中分离到 2株病毒。 2株病毒均能凝集鸡红细胞 ,且能被抗新城疫病毒 ( NDV)阳性血清抑制 ;用抗 NDV单抗 PEG夹心 ELISA测定 2株分离毒均为阳性。对其中 1株作进一步生物学特性鉴定 ,按照国际上规定的 NDV毒力判定标准测定的该毒株最低致死量致死鸡胚的平均死亡时间 ( MDT)为 54h,1日龄雏鸡脑内接种致病指数 ( ICPI)为 1 .88,6周龄雏鸡静脉接种致病指数 ( IVPI)为2 .75。结果表明 ,本分离株为鸵鸟新城疫病毒强毒     

A controlled vaccination trial for Newcastle disease under village conditions

All the poultry in each of four distinct Moroccan villages were vaccinated against Newcastle disease using Hitchner B1 and inactivated vaccines. Poultry in a fifth village were monitored as controls. Mortality in the poultry was followed for 20 weeks after the first vaccination and blood samples were taken every 4 weeks from chickens for estimation of antibodies against Newcastle disease virus. Sixty-three percent of the chicken population and 60% of the turkey population in the control village died during the 20 weeks of observation. Necropsied birds showed lesions consistent with Newcastle disease. Mortality did not exceed 22% in the vaccinated villages.