Monitoring porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection status in swine herds based on analysis of antibodies in meat juice samples

An indirect ELISA test was developed as a novel tool aimed at monitoring the herd infection status of swine herds. Meat juice samples from pig carcasses were analysed for the presence of antibodies against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV). A study of samples from herds with known PRRS status was undertaken. The PRRS status of the herds was evaluated based on the analysis of blood samples by another serological test (blocking ELISA) capable of differentiating between infection with PRRSV of the American type and European type. The specificity of the indirect ELISA test on meat juice samples was 0.98. The sensitivity of the test depended on the type of the PRRSV strain involved. The apparent prevalence in herds infected with the American type of PRRSV was 0.44. The apparent prevalence in herds infected with the European type of PRRSV was 0.64. Herd level sampling and herd level criteria for assessing the PRRS status of herds by the new test were developed. Herds were classified as PRRS negative or PRRS seropositive based on 10 meat juice samples collected randomly at slaughter throughout a 3-month-period. Herd PRRS status classification by the indirect ELISA was validated in 47 herds by collection of blood samples from the herds. Eighteen herds were classified as PRRS negative by both test systems. Twenty-nine herds were classified as PRRS seropositive by both test systems. Acceptable herd classification was achieved using this test.     

Heterologous challenge with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) vaccine virus: no evidence of reactivation of previous European-type PRRS virus infection.

In Denmark, a porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) control programme, comprising vaccination of seropositive herds with a live American type PRRSV vaccine, was started in 1996. In several of these herds, spread of vaccine virus from vaccinated 3-18 week old pigs to non-vaccinated sows was demonstrated by the isolation of vaccine virus from fetuses and stillborn piglets. Surprisingly, sows infected with the American type vaccine strain consistently exhibited significantly stronger serological responses towards European type PRRSV than American type PRRSV. In order to elucidate whether the unexpectedly strong serological reaction towards European-type PRRSV in American type PRRSV infected sows was due to a booster reaction, or reactivation of an unrecognized, latent infection in the sows with European type PRRSV, a challenge study with the vaccine was carried out. In this study, the stronger serological response towards European type PRRSV than towards American type PRRSV was reproduced, and reactivation of the previous natural infection with European PRRSV could neither be demonstrated by virus isolation nor by RT-PCR. So, the increase in antibody titers towards European PRRSV in previously European PRRSV infected pigs after challenge with the vaccine strain seems to be the result of a boosting effect on the immune system, induced by the heterologous vaccine PRRSV strain.     

猪繁殖与呼吸综合症病毒单克隆抗体的制备和鉴定

以猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒（PRRSV）作为免疫原,免疫BALB／c小鼠,经间接ELISA、IPMA和IFA试验进行杂交瘤筛选,共获得2株能分泌针对PRRSV单克隆抗体（简称单抗）的杂交瘤细胞株,分别命名为3D10和4H11,3D10亚类为IgG1,4H11亚类为IgG2b,单抗腹水的间接ELISA效价均达到1．0×10^7,染色体数目介于90～110之间。2株单抗与猪细小病毒、猪伪狂犬病毒、猪圆环病毒2型均无交叉反应,IPMA和IFA结果显示单抗均能与接种于猴肾细胞（Marc145）的PRRSV发生特异性反应,证实抗PRRSV单抗具有良好的特异性和敏感性,为PRRSV抗原表位分析及相关抗原抗体诊断试剂盒的研制奠定了基础。     

Identification of B-cell epitopes in the NSP1 protein of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) was divided into North American and European genotypes. NSP1 was an important non-structural protein of PRRSV, which was auto-cleaved from the replicase polyprotein into NSP1α and NSP1β subunits and played an important role in the immune suppression. In this study, six monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against the recombinant PRRSV NSP1, expressed in Escherichia coli system, were screened out and identified. Western blot and IFA results indicated that 4 out of 6 MAbs recognized the recombinant NSP1α and 2 MAbs recognized NSP1β. Epitope mapping results indicated that MAb 4H2 recognized the linear epitopes E(54)EPLRW(59) in NSP1α, MAbs (2G5, 3E11 and 4D4) recognized the epitopes H(157)VLTNLP(163) in NSP1α, and MAbs 3C7 and 1H7 reacted with the epitopes 185aa to 232aa in NSP1β. Protein sequence alignment of NSP1 indicated E(54)EPLRW(59) was conserved in all North American PRRSV strains, whereas European type strains has variable amino acids in this region. The epitope H(157)VLTNLP(163) was relatively conserved among all PRRSV strains, except for a L162→S162 change in European type strains. The epitope 185-232aa was variable among North American PRRSV strains. These results may facilitate future investigations into the function of NSP1 of PRRSV and diagnostic methods for PRRSV infection.     

猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒ORF7基因的遗传变异分析

从GenBank中随机选取25株猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(PRRSV)的全基因序列进行同源性分析并构建了基因进化树,同时对PRRSV ORF7基因序列进行遗传变异分析,发现PRRSV美洲株之间或欧洲株之间的ORF7基因相对保守,但美洲株和欧洲株的ORF7基因的核苷酸及氨基酸同源性较低.说明建立的针对N蛋白的多种检测方法在高致病性PRRSV肆虐的现今仍具有实用性.     

检测猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒抗体ELISA方法的建立

本试验通过差速离心法和非线性蔗糖密度梯度离心法纯化猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒（ＰＲＲＳＶ）。经三氯－三氟乙烷处理后,作为ＥＬＩＳＡ试验的标准抗原,并建立了检测ＰＲＲＳＶ抗体ＥＬＩＳＡ方法。该方法与ＩＦＡ、ＩＰＭＡ和国外同类商品化试剂盒进行了对比试验,表明该方法具有敏感性高、特异性好的特点,是一种快速准确检测ＰＲＲＳＶ抗体的方法。间接ＥＬＩＳＡ方法在敏感性上要优于ＩＦＡ和ＩＰＭＡ》     

Rapid detection of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viral nucleic acid in blood using a fluorimeter based PCR method

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is an Arterivirus recognised world wide as an important cause of reproductive failure and pneumonia in pigs. American and European strains of PRRSV, differentiated antigenically and genomically, have been reported. PRRSV infections are currently diagnosed using serology, virus isolation and/or immunocytochemistry. In order to overcome various drawbacks associated with these techniques, conventional, block-based RT-PCR methods for the detection of PRRSV nucleic acid in clinical samples have been described. These methods require gel electrophoresis for analysis of PCR products and present high risk of DNA carry-over contamination between the samples tested. We describe the detection of PRRSV RNA in serum samples and in blood impregnated filter disks (FDs), obtained from experimentally inoculated pigs, using a closed-tube, fluorimeter-based PCR assay. The assay eliminates the use of gel electrophoresis, and is as sensitive and specific as the conventional block-based PCR assay, detecting positive samples as early as 1 day post-inoculation. We also report a rapid fluorimeter based PCR method for differentiating American and European strains of PRRSV.     

Genetics and geographical variation of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) in Thailand

The Thai isolates of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) were obtained from the Chulalongkorn University-Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (CU-VDL). Virus isolation was confirmed by immunoperoxidase monolayer assay (IPMA) using SDOW-17. The virus genotype was determined using nested multiplex RT-PCR (nm RT-PCR) of ORF 1b. The nm RT-PCR was able to detect at least 10TCID50/ml of PRRSV. Of 137 Thai isolates, 66.42% belonged to the European (EU) genotype and 33.58% to the North American (US) genotype. ORF5 products of the eight US strains (00CS1, 01NP1, 01UD6, 02CB13, 02KK1, 02PB1, 02SP2 and 02SP3) and the six EU strains (01CB1, 01RB1, 02BR1, 02CB12, 02SB2 and 03RB1) were sequenced for genetic variation analysis. The US strains of the Thai isolates are clustered within the same group and are more closely related to the IAF-EXP91 from Canada (89-90% nucleotide identity), whereas the EU strains were very similar to the EU prototype, Lelystad virus (87-97.5% nucleotide identity). The ORF5 nucleotide identities within the US genotype tested in this study compared to the US prototype, VR-2332 varied from 83.7 to 85.2%, whereas 83.5-85.5% amino acid identities were found. Based on the phylogenetic tree, each pair of the Thai isolates (01NP1 and 02KK1, 00CS1 and 01UD6, and 01CB1 and 01RB1) was identical despite they were collected from different provinces. Therefore, there was no geographic influence on the spreading of PRRSV in Thailand. Interestingly, 02CB12 (EU genotype) shared over 99% similarity of the ORF5 nucleotide sequence and 98.6% of amino acid identity with the European vaccine, Porcillis (AF378819). However, modified live virus vaccines for PRRSV have not yet been used in the swine population in Thailand. The results suggested that both US and EU genotypes exist in Thailand, genetic variation does occur in both genotypes, and the sources of the viruses appear to be from Canada and Northern Europe, respectively. In addition, the spreading of PRRSV in Thailand might be due to introducing infected replacement pigs or infected semen into the farm.     

猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒JX0708株的分离鉴定及其Nsp2 基因的遗传变异分析

采集江西省某猪场疑似猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病料,RT-PCR检测可扩增出PRRSV ORF7特异性片段,序列分析发现其与美洲型毒株序列一致性达93.9%以上,与欧洲型毒株仅为69.8%。将采集的脑和肺脏处理后接种Marc-145细胞盲传,在盲传的细胞中可扩增到PRRSV ORF7特异性片段,传至第6代时出现明显的细胞病变;将该毒株NSP2非结构蛋白基〖JP2〗因测序分析,发现其编码的氨基酸与国内近年来分离的高致病性PRRSV毒株有较高的同源性,与美洲型代表株VR-2332相比缺失第482位和533-561位共30个氨基酸;纯化病毒并进行电镜观察,可见典型的PRRSV病毒粒子。第8代的细胞毒回归30日龄仔猪,可观察到猪繁殖与呼吸综合征典型症状和病理变化。这表明已成功地分离到1株美洲型PRRSV变异株,命名为JX0708株。     

Establishment and Application of a Multiplex RT-PCR Assay for Differential Detection of Classical,Highly Pathogenic and Vaccine Strains of North American Genotype PRRSV

To establish a rapid method for differential detection of classical, highly pathogenic and TJM-F92 vaccine strains of North American genotype porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), a multiple RT-PCR assay was established. In this assay, two pairs of primers were designed according to the genomic sequences of classical, highly pathogenic and TJM-F92 vaccine strains of PRRSV. The assay could only detect PRRSV, but not detect CSFV, FMDV, PRV and PCV2. The detection limit of the method was as little as 1.13×10³ copies/μL of templates. The established assay was successfully used to detect 349 clinical samples and 119 samples were positive for PRRSV, of which 5 samples were positive for classical PRRSV (C-PRRSV), 107 samples for highly pathogenic PRRSV (HP-PRRSV) and 7 samples for TJM-F92 vaccine strain (V-PRRSV), while 7 samples were positive for HP-PRRSV and V-PRRSV. The results indicated that the established multiple RT-PCR assay could be used for differential detection and epidemiological investigation of PRRSV.     

猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒重组M蛋白间接ELISA抗体检测方法的建立及应用

为建立一种敏感、特异、快速、高通量的猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(PRRSV)抗体血清学检测方法,本研究利用原核表达技术表达了PRRSV M蛋白,将纯化后的重组M蛋白作为包被抗原建立了检测PRRSV抗体的间接ELISA方法。参照已发表的PRRSV基因组M基因序列,设计合成1对特异性引物,RT-PCR扩增了长约435 bp的M基因片段,将目的片段亚克隆至pET32a(+)表达载体中,经IPTG诱导获得了以包涵体形式表达的重组M蛋白,重组蛋白纯化后,免疫印迹检测结果表明具有良好的抗原性和特异性。以重组M纯化蛋白为包被抗原,经间接ELISA反应条件的优化,建立了检测PRRSV抗体的间接ELISA方法,该方法检测猪瘟病毒(CSFV)、猪细小病毒(PPV)、猪乙型脑炎病毒(JEV)、猪伪狂犬病病毒(PRV)、猪传染性胃肠炎病毒(TGEV)、猪圆环病毒2型(PCV2)其他6种常见猪病病原的阳性血清均为阴性;该方法批内与批间重复性试验的变异系数分别小于5%和10%;该方法与商品化ELISA试剂盒的符合率为95.3%。本研究建立的M-ELISA检测方法将为猪群免疫PRRS疫苗后抗体水平监测及PRRSV野毒感染的快速诊断与流行病学调查等提供了一种简便易行、快速、高通量的血清学抗体检测方法。     

PRRSV美洲型经典株、变异株和疫苗株多重RT-PCR鉴别检测方法的建立及应用

为建立猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒（porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus,PRRSV）的快速鉴别检测方法,本研究针对PRRSV美洲型经典株、高致病性变异株以及TJM-F92疫苗株的Nsp2基因序列特点,设计2对特异性引物。经优化反应条件后,建立了能同时检测并区分PRRSV美洲型经典株、变异株及疫苗株的多重RT-PCR方法。该方法特异性强,与猪其他病毒间不存在交叉反应;敏感性高,对重组质粒标准品的检出下限为1.13×10³拷贝/μL。应用所建立的方法对349份临床疑似病料进行检测,结果检出PRRSV阳性119份,其中美洲型经典株5份、变异株107份、TJM-F92疫苗株7份,且有变异株和TJM-F92疫苗株混合阳性7份。表明本研究成功建立了PRRSV美洲型经典株、变异株及TJM-F92疫苗株的多重RT-PCR鉴别检测方法,可用于PRRSV的临床检测及流行病学调查。     

猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(PRRSV)协同感染细菌性疾病的分析研究

为了解湖北某养殖场猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒（porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus,PRRSV）流行毒株的遗传变异和临床感染情况,试验采集10份疑似PRRS发病仔猪的肺脏、淋巴结等临床样品,应用RT-PCR方法扩增PRRSV的Nsp2部分基因用于定性检测分析,并对扩增的其中2份PRRSV阳性样品进行ORF5基因核苷酸序列测定,结合不同疫苗毒株开展同源性比对分析。为进一步揭示病因,通过多重PCR方法对10份发病猪的肺脏和12份鼻拭子样品进行了相关致病菌的鉴定,并对其中的2株不同病原菌开展药敏试验。结果显示,10份临床样品中有5份检测到美洲型变异PRRSV,病原阳性率为50%。ORF5全基因序列分析表明,2个流行毒株间的核苷酸同源性为99.7%,与以TJM-F92、JXA1-R、HuN4-F112等为代表的高致病性致弱疫苗毒株核苷酸同源性最高,为96.7%~97.0%;与美洲型标准毒株VR2332的同源性分别为87.6%和87.9%;与国内较早分离的经典毒株（CH-1R和R98株）的核苷酸同源性分别为92.9%和87.4%、87.7%。患病猪临床常见感染模式为PRRSV+PM+SS、PRRSV+PM或PRRSV+HPS,2株主要致病菌药敏试验表明,多杀性巴氏杆菌对头孢曲松、阿莫西林等药物高度敏感,猪链球菌对阿莫西林、氨苄西林、阿奇霉素等药物高度敏感。本研究揭示了该场保育猪的发病病原,并从分子水平明确了临床PRRSV与不同疫苗毒株的亲缘关系,为弱毒疫苗的合理选择使用和综合防控PRRS提供了实践依据。     

Identification of an immunodominant 40 kDa merozoite antigen common to the Australian T and Dixie vaccine strains of Babesia bovis and the development of diagnostic tests specific for these strains

Antigenic differences among Australian vaccine and field strains of Babesia bovis were investigated in an attempt to identify strain specific antigens. Immunoblots revealed substantial differences between the current vaccine strains, designated T and Dixie, and previous vaccine strains and field isolates collected on properties where vaccination with the T or Dixie strains had failed to provide complete protection against tick-borne challenge. A major difference was an immunodominant 40 kDa antigen (T40) present in only the T and Dixie strains. The molecular weight and immunodominant nature of this antigen suggest that it may be the equivalent of the major merozoite surface antigen (MSA-1) described by others in North American strains of B. bovis. MSA-1 was shown to be conserved in north American isolates but not in an isolate from Israel or in the Australian S and L isolates. The work presented here suggests that merozoite surface antigen diversity exists among geographically different isolates of B. bovis within Australia.

Monospecific antiserum to T40 was used to develop an indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test specific for T and Dixie strain parasites, and a blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) specific for antibody to the T and Dixie strains. In cases of babesiosis in recently vaccinated cattle, the IFA test will be a useful tool for determining whether clinical symptoms are due to a severe vaccine reaction or to a concurrent tick-borne infection. In a preliminary assessment of potential of the ELISA for the serological identification of vaccinated cattle using a total of 160 sera, the test clearly differentiated between animals vaccinated with the T or Dixie strains and non-vaccinated animals, and was not affected by presence of antibodies to other B. bovis strains.     

Performance of ELISA antigens prepared from 8 isolates of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus with homologous and heterologous antisera.

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) ELISA antigens of high quality were produced using 8 different isolates of PRRSV: the European Lelystad virus (LV), the U.S. MN-1b, 89-46448, 93-44927, and 93-24025B, and the Canadian LHVA-93-3, PA-8 and GH-6 virus isolates. The performance of each of these 8 antigens and a commercial PRRSV antibody test kit (Idexx's HerdChek) were measured against antisera raised in 5 groups of 6 piglets inoculated with either LV, MN-1b, 89-46448, 93-44927, or 93-24025B. Among the 8 isolates, the 89-46448 isolate produced the broadest spectrum of antigen and resulted in earlier detection of antibodies to various North American PRRSV isolates, followed by MN-1b as the 2nd best ELISA antigen for the detection of North American PRRSV antibodies. The GH-6 and PA-8 viral antigens exhibited restricted detection of PRRSV antibodies. The LV and 89-46448 combined antigens produced the best performance for the detection of antibodies against both European and North American antigenic types of PRRSV. Using 173 panel samples collected at 11 to 60 d after intranasal inoculation with 1 of the 5 PRRSV isolates, the sensitivities of the indirect ELISA used were 73.4%, 98.3%, 90.8%, 98.3%, 83.2%, 93.1%, 77.1%, 64.2%, 98.8% and 95.9% for LV, MN-1b, LHVA-93-3, 89-46448, 93-44927, 93-24025B, PA-8, GH-6 antigens, 89-46448-LV combined antigens and Idexx's PRRSV antibody test kit, respectively. All 8 antigens gave negative results with preinfection porcine sera (n = 30); high background or nonspecific reactions were not observed with the antigens.     

猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒通用型实时荧光定量RT-PCR检测方法的建立及初步应用

根据GenBank登录的猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒（PRRSV）北美型毒株和欧洲型毒株N蛋白基因保守序列,设计1对特异性引物和1条探针,以ABI公司PRRSV RNA为标准品,优化了PRRSV实时荧光定量RT-PCR检测方法,25μL反应体系引物prrsv-f/prrsv-r（20μmol/L）各0.5μL,探针prrsv-p（10μmol/L）0.5μL为反应最佳工作浓度,标准曲线Ct值和模板启始浓度的log值之间具有良好的线性相关性。特异性、敏感性和重复性检测结果显示,该方法能特异的检测PRRSV北美型毒株和欧洲型毒株,与其他主要猪病病原检测无交叉反应;针对PRRSV RNA标准品检测,灵敏度可以达到10拷贝;重复性检测Ct值变异系数为0.74%～1.52%。用建立的实时荧光定量RT-PCR检测方法,对40份临床样品检测,与商品化试剂盒检测结果完全一致。     

Phylogenetic analysis of ORF5 and ORF7 sequences of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) from PRRS-positive Italian farms: a showcase for PRRSV epidemiology and its consequences on farm management

We investigated the dynamics of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) variability in a range of swine PRRS-positive farms located in Northern Italy, to provide insights into the epidemiology and diffusion of the virus, particularly throughout the entire swine production chain. In this context, we also examined the effectiveness and the critical points of a recently developed gilts acclimatization program in swine breeder farms. To achieve these aims, we designed new primers and determined 64 complete open reading frame 5 (ORF5) sequences, representing Italian PRRSV field strains and the European vaccine Porcilis strain (Intervet); in addition, the more conserved ORF7 of 11 PRRSV strains were sequenced. The domains' prediction of their putative protein sequences was performed as well. Based on these sequences, phylogenetic trees were inferred which revealed a high degree of variability among the PRRSV Italian strains. The outcomes of the phylogenetic analysis showed that the most frequent source of infection in PRRS-positive farms (sow herds, nursery sites, fattening units) was the introduction of animals carrying a new variant and not the modification of already present variants; moreover, the integration of data from phylogenetic analysis and from the clinical and serological status of the swine herds suggested that the acclimatization program could be a valid tool to stabilize the PRRS clinical picture in farms, only when applied in combination with rigorous bio-security routine management and avoid the incoming of new PRRSV variants.     

猪蓝耳病及其综合防控措施

猪繁殖与呼吸综合征（PRRS）俗称猪蓝耳病,是由PRRS病毒（PRRSV）引起的传染病,分为欧洲型和北美型,是目前养猪业最重要的猪病之一。PRRS每年给美国养猪业造成的损失为6.64亿美元（约40亿人民币）,中国的养猪量数倍于美国,因此该病在中国造成的损失应该远大于美国。该病对母猪群的影响主要是降低分娩率,降低产仔数和窝均断奶仔猪数。我国的PRRS以北美型为主,感染后会引起母猪群的繁殖障碍,仔猪、生长育肥猪群的呼吸道问题。2006年我国暴发了由变异株PRRSV引起的高致病性PRRS,该病在全国范围内流行,重创了中国养猪业^[1]。2013年以后,类NADC-30毒株开始在国内逐渐扩散传播,各种重组毒株也不断出现,PRRS的防控变得更加复杂^[2-3]。PRRSV容易变异、毒株多样、感染时间长、防控难度较大。猪群感染PRRS后会造成免疫抑制,易出现各种混合感染和继发感染,这增加防控的难度。文章回顾了PRRS的临床症状、病理变化、病原特性、传播途径、诊断方法与防控措施。在PRRS的防控上,猪场需要良好的生物安全、科学的疫苗免疫与正确的药物方案。文章还探讨了在发生了PRRS感染的猪场,使用替米考星进行控制的效果。