Prevalence of bovine herpesvirus-1 in the Belgian cattle population

The national bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) seroprevalence (apparent prevalence) in the Belgian cattle population was determined by a serological survey that was conducted from December 1997 to March 1998. In a random sample of herds (N=556), all cattle (N=28 478) were tested for the presence of antibodies to glycoprotein B of BHV-1. No differentiation could be made between vaccinated and infected animals, because the exclusive use of marker vaccines was imposed by law only in 1997 by the Belgian Veterinary Authorities. Twenty-one percent of the farmers vaccinated continuously against BHV-1.

In the unvaccinated group, the overall herd, individual-animal and median within-herd seroprevalences were estimated to be 67% (95% confidence interval (CI)=62–72), 35.9% (95% CI=35.0–36.8) and 33% (quartiles=14–62), respectively.

Assuming a test sensitivity and specificity of 99 and 99.7%, respectively, the true herd, individual-animal and median within-herd prevalence for the unvaccinated group of herds were estimated to be 65, 36 and 34%, respectively. The true herd prevalence for dairy, mixed and beef herds were respectively, 84, 89 and 53%; the true individual-animal prevalence for those types of herds were, respectively, 35, 43 and 31%; whereas, the true median within-herd prevalences were 36, 29 and 38%.     

蚌埠市某奶牛场IBRV和BVDV的血清学调查

本试验对蚌埠市一家未进行牛传染性鼻气管炎及病毒性腹泻免疫的规模化奶牛场的94份奶牛血清样品,分别使用牛传染性鼻气管炎及病毒性腹泻抗体ELISA试剂盒进行检测,共检出牛传染性鼻气管炎阳性血清65份,阳性检出率为69．15％;病毒性腹泻阳性血清83份,阳性检出率为88．30％。结果表明,该规模化奶牛场存在牛传染性鼻气管炎及病毒性腹泻的感染和接触史,应采取净化措施进行控制。     

青海省牛传染性鼻气管炎及病毒性腹泻黏膜病血清学调查

从青海省互助、玛多、海晏、玉树、贵德、德令哈、共和等14个地区采集牛血清样品420份,应用酶联免疫吸附试验（ELISA）调查了青海省牛传染性鼻气管炎和病毒性腹泻黏膜病的感染情况。结果在被检牛血清420份样品中,共检出阳性血清样品228份,平均阳性率为50.67%（228/420）;在被检牦牛血清180份样品中,共检出阳性血清样品1份,平均阳性率0.56%（1/180）。     

Outbreak of acute bovine viral diarrhea in Brazilian beef cattle: clinicopathological findings and molecular characterization of a wild-type BVDV strain subtype 1b

When first described in 1946, bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) was characterized as an acute transmissible disease associated with severe leucopenia, high fever, depression, diarrhea, gastrointestinal erosions, and hemorrhages. Recently the severe acute form has been related only to some hypervirulent BVDV-2 strains. This article reports the detection of BVDV-1b associated with an acute and fatal outbreak of BVD in a Brazilian beef cattle herd. Depression, anorexia, watery diarrhea, sialorrhea, and weakness were observed in six steers. One of these animals was evaluated for laboratorial, clinical, and pathological alterations. Laboratory findings were non-specific; clinically, the animal was weak, with dehydration and erosive oral lesions. Pathological alterations were predominant at the tongue, esophagus, and rumen. A RT-PCR assay using primers to partially amplify the 5′ untranslated region (5′UTR) of the BVDV genome was performed and identified BVDV in all clinical samples analyzed. Phylogenetic analysis of BVDV derived from lymph node revealed that this strain was clustered within the BVDV subtype 1b. This differentiating was only possible to be performed by molecular characterization since both clinical presentation and pathologic findings were similar to BVDV-2 infection.     

Prevalence and risk factors associated with bovine viral diarrhea virus infection in dairy herds in Jordan

A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence and to identify risk factors associated with bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) infection in 62 non-vaccinated dairy herds (671 cows) in Jordan between January and June 2007. Information regarding herd management was recorded through a personal interview with farmers. Antibodies against BVDV were detected using an indirect ELISA test. Chi-square analysis and multivariable logistic regression model were used to identify risk factors for BVDV seropositivity. The true prevalence of antibodies against BVDV in individual cows and cattle herds was 31.6% and 80.7%, respectively. The seroprevalence of BVDV in medium and large size herds was significantly higher than that in smaller herds. There was no significant difference in BVD seroprevalence between different age groups. Random-effects logistic regression model revealed two major factors associated with seropositivity to BVDV; exchange of visits between adjacent farm workers and not isolating newly purchased animals before addition to the herd. The seroprevalence of BVDV in cows located in the northern Jordanian governorates was significantly higher than that in other studied governorates. Results of this study indicated that BVDV is highly prevalent in Jordan and BVDV infection could be controlled by livestock-trade control, and applying strict biosecurity measures in the dairy farms.     

Risk factors for bovine herpesvirus-1 seropositivity

This paper reports the investigation of risk factors for bovine herpesvirus-1-seropositivity, based on a cluster-sample survey of the Belgian cattle population. This serosurvey was carried out in 1998 in 309 randomly selected unvaccinated herds of all types (dairy, mixed and beef) were all bovids (N = 11,284) were sampled.

Older and male cattle had higher seroprevalence. Origin (homebred or purchased) and herd size interacted; for smaller herds (≤50 cattle on the premises), purchase status and larger herd size were risk factors, whereas these effects were not observed for larger herds.     

牛病毒性腹泻病毒抗原捕获ELISA检测方法的标准化研究

用纯化牛病毒性腹泻病毒免疫蛋鸡制备出的卵黄抗体作为包被抗体,采用自制的单抗为一抗,建立牛病毒性腹泻病毒抗原捕获ELISA方法。通过试验确定,抗牛病毒性腹泻病毒卵黄抗体最佳包被浓度为1:50;McAb最适稀释浓度为1:10,HRP-羊抗鼠IgG工作浓度为1:800。通过引入牛病毒性腹泻病毒质控血清进行质控检验,该方法所得检测结果均在质量控制范围内,达到预定标准化要求。标准化的抗原捕获ELISA方法具有特异、灵敏、可靠、方便、快捷等特点,可广泛应用推广,为我国牛病毒性腹泻病毒监测提供了行之有效的技术手段。     

Seroprevalence of and risk factors for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis in beef cattle herds of Yucatan,Mexico

The main objective of this cross-sectional study was to estimate the seroprevalence of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) in a population of non-vaccinated beef cattle in the livestock region of Yucatan, Mexico and to determine potential risk factors related to the seroprevalence. Also, we estimated the intraherd correlation (r_e) and design effect (D) of IBR seropositivity. Cattle were selected by two-stage cluster sampling. Blood samples were collected from 564 animals from 35 herds. Sera were tested for antibodies against IBR using the serum-neutralisation test. Information regarding the herd and each animal sampled were recorded through a personal interview with the farmer or farm manager. The data were analysed using fixed-effects logistic multiple regression. Thirty-four of the 35 herds had at least one seropositive animal. The animal true seroprevalence was 54.4%. Animals in large herds or in production had higher odds of seropositivity than those in small herds or growing. The r_e and D were 0.17 and 3.62, respectively.     

牛病毒性腹泻病毒CC13B株全基因组序列及分析

从长春地区某牛场发生疑似为牛病毒性腹泻-黏膜病的病牛粪样中分离到1株病毒,经序列测定为牛病毒性腹泻病毒命名为BVDV CC13B株。核苷酸序列的测定结果显示,CC13B毒株的完全基因组序列由12 265个核苷酸组成,其中5′端非编码区包含380个核苷酸,3′端非编码区包含188个核苷酸。病毒基因组含有1个大的读码框架,编码1个由3 898个氨基酸组成的前体多聚蛋白。序列对比结果显示,CC13B毒株的核苷酸和氨基酸序列与国外CP-5A毒株同源性最高,分别为为96.2%和97.3%;而与国内分离株JZ05-1的同源性最低,分别为69.8%和71.0%。系统进化树分析结果表明,CC13B毒株与国内分离的长春184、Xinjiang-3156和H等分离株归类为BVDV基因Ⅰ型的Ib基因亚型。结果表明,长春地区近年发生的牛病毒性腹泻-黏膜病依然主要由BVDV基因Ⅰ型毒株引起。     

当前奶牛重大传染病的现状及思考

本文就近年来奶牛养殖业中高发的牛传染性鼻气管炎、牛病毒性腹泻及布氏杆菌病的流行现状进行分析,并在诊断与综合防控方面提出建议。     

二重RT-PCR同时检测VSV与BVDV核酸

水泡性口炎病毒(VSV)与牛病毒性腹泻病毒(BVDV)具有相近的传播途径与类似的检测方法，本文参照文献报道的基因序列，设计合成了两对能分别扩增VSV(202bp)、BVDV(341bp)基因片段的引物，并对PCR扩增条件进行优化，建立了二重RT-PCR方法，可同时检测VSV与BVDV病毒核酸。VSV产物经测序显示与报道的核酸序列同源性为88．6％。二重RT-PCR同时检测VSV与BVDV经济、快速、敏感、特异，可用于实验研究和流行病学调查。     

Reactivity and prevalence of neutralizing antibodies against Japanese strains of bovine viral diarrhea virus subgenotypes

Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) field isolates show genetic and antigenic diversity. At least 14 subgenotypes of BVDV-1 and 4 of BVDV-2 have been identified in Artiodactyla worldwide. Of these, 6 subgenotypes of BVDV-1 and 1 of BVDV-2 have been isolated in Japan. Previously, we reported that each subgenotype virus expresses different antigenic characteristics. Here we investigated the reactivity of neutralizing antibodies against representative strains of Japanese BVDV subgenotypes using sera from 266 beef cattle to estimate the prevalence of this epidemic virus among cattle in Japan. Antibody titers at concentrations at least 4-fold higher than antibodies against other subgenotype viruses were considered subgenotype specific. Subgenotype-specific antibodies were detected from 117 (80.7%) of 145 sera samples (69.7% against BVDV-1a, 1.4% against BVDV-1b, 8.3% against BVDV-1c, and 1.4% against BVDV-2a). The results suggest that neutralization tests are useful in estimating currently epidemic subgenotypes of BVDV in the field.     

3株牛病毒性腹泻病毒的分离鉴定及其基因分型

为确定牛呼吸道传染病的病原以及牛病毒性腹泻病毒(BVDV)在临床健康牛群中是否存在持续性感染,本研究采集了内蒙古自治区和黑龙江省两个牛场牛鼻拭子46份及肺脏样品8份,采用MDBK细胞进行病毒分离培养,经BVDV特异性引物RT-PCR检测有3份样品为阳性。利用间接免疫荧光检测3株阳性样品,可以观察到特异性荧光,表明分离得到3株BVDV,分别命名为480、A0583和Lung-6。进一步研究显示480、A0583和Lung-6均为非致细胞病变型。对3株分离病毒的5'端非编码区和Npro基因进化树分析显示3株病毒均属于BVDV1型,其中480株属于BVDV1c亚型,A0583株和Lung-6株同属于BVDV1m亚型。本研究首次在国内同一个牛场分离到BVDV1m(A0583)和BVDV1c(480)两个基因亚型。本研究为我国BVDV-1型不同基因亚型的抗原关系分析及BVDV疫苗的研制奠定了基础。     

牛病毒性腹泻的鉴定以及治疗

为了鉴定甘肃武威地区某牛场中牛病毒性腹泻病的发病情况,分别采集了13只病牛的血液样品、粪便样品配合诊断,通过血清学诊断方法和PCR鉴定的方法对样本进行了检测,结果显示血清学方法中的13份血液样本有8份为阳性,粪便样本提取RNA,进行RT-PCR同样可以检测到8份样本中扩增得到片段大小为267bp的条带,检测的13份样本有8份样本的血清学检测和粪便PCR检测均为阳性,本次检测的阳性率为61.54%,结果表明本次检测的甘肃武威地区某养殖场的牛病毒性腹泻阳性率相对较高,需要加强牛病毒性腹泻的防控,采取科学的手段治理该类疾病降低其对养牛产业的损失。     

Associations between Campylobacter fetus, Haemophilus somnus, Leptospira hardjo and bovine viral diarrhea virus antibody titers in dairy cattle from a California herd

In a cross-sectional study, the associations of age, serological status against Campylobacter fetus (CF), Haemophilus somnus (HS) and Leptospira hardjo (LH) with the seroprevalence of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) in dairy cattle were evaluated. Six hundred and thirty cattle from a herd in Tulare county of California were included in the study. Blood samples from the cattle were collected in December 1986. Enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA) was used to determine the positive or negative status of cows against CF, HS, LH and BVDV antigens. Loglinear analysis was used to describe the relationships of four categorical variables with the seroprevalence of BVDV. The final loglinear model was interpreted as a logit model and obtained by conditioning on explanatory variables in the model found to relate significantly with BVDV seropositivity. The hierarchical logit model included two two-way interactions (BVDV × HS and BVDV × LH) and a three-way interaction (BVDV × CF × age). HS-seronegative cattle had 4.7 times greater odds of being BVDV-seropositive compared with HS-seropositive cattle. In contrast, LH-seropositive cattle had 2.7 times increased odds of BVDV seropositivity compared with LH-seronegative cattle. The presence of the three-way interaction term in the model involving age, CF and BVDV seroprevalence implies that among heifers, CF-seronegative and CF-seropositive animals had about the same odds of BVDV seropositivity (e.g. adjusted odds ratios = 20.5 vs. 24.5), whereas, among cows, CF-seronegative animals had at least twice the odds of being BVDV-seropositive than those of CF-seropositive animals (e.g. adjusted odds ratios = 23.0 vs. 11.0).     

牛病毒性腹泻病毒生物型转化分子机制的研究进展

从病毒基因与宿主细胞基因的重组、病毒基因的复制与重排、病毒基因的重复复制和序列插入、病毒基因的缺失和点突变几个方面阐述了牛病毒性腹泻病毒（BVDV）由非致细胞病变型（NCP）向致细胞病变型（CP）转化的分子变异机制。总结了前人对NCP型向CP型BVDV转化研究的结果，归纳了5种生物型转化形式，揭示了BVDV具有高变异性。     

牛病毒性腹泻病毒JY株分离鉴定

为了对疑似含有牛病毒性腹泻病毒(bovine viral diarrhea virus,BVDV)的种公牛精液进行检测并分离病毒,本研究采用细胞培养、免疫荧光及纳米PCR技术,对采自吉林省某牛病毒性腹泻(BVD)发病牛场中使用的种公牛精液进行检测与病毒分离。共采公牛精液8份,接种牛肾细胞系(MDBK)进行分离培养。分离得到阳性毒株为非致细胞病变(NCP)型,测得第4代病毒效价为10^6.25TCID₅₀/mL。纳米PCR检测5′-UTR和E2基因,测序后与GenBank上已发表的BVDV流行毒株核酸序列比对和进化分析。结果表明,分离毒株属于BVDV-1型,与BVDVJL株亲缘关系最近,5′-UTR核苷酸同源性为100%,E2基因核苷酸同源性为99.3%,命名为BVDVJY株。研究显示,本次采集的种公牛精液携带BVDV-1型毒株。该牛场BVD的发生疑似与种公牛精液带毒有关,对牛场BVD的防治起到警示作用。     

Long-term clinicopathological characteristics of alpacas naturally infected with bovine viral diarrhea virus type Ib

Background: Substantial bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV)‐related production losses in North American alpaca herds have been associated with BVDV type Ib infection. Objectives: To classify and differentiate the long‐term clinicopathological characteristics of BVDV type Ib infection of alpaca crias, after natural virus exposure. We hypothesized that persistently infected (PI) alpacas specifically demonstrate growth retardation, clinicopathological evidence of opportunistic infections, and early mortality. Animals: Thirty‐five crias naturally exposed to BVDV (18 acute, 3 chronic, 14 PIs), and 19 healthy cohort controls of 5 northeastern alpaca farms were prospectively evaluated over 2 years (September 2005–September 2008). Methods: Observational cohort‐control study. Results: Chronically (viremia >3 weeks) and PI crias demonstrated significantly lower birth weights, decreased growth rates, anemia, and monocytosis compared with control animals. Common clinical problems of PI alpacas included chronic wasting, diarrhea, and respiratory disease. Median survival of PI alpacas that died was 177 days (interquartile range, 555) with a case fatality rate of 50% within 6 months of life. Transplacental infection was confirmed in 82% (9/11) of pregnant females on 1 farm, resulting in the birth of 7 PI crias (7/10 deliveries; 1 animal was aborted). Mean gestation at the beginning and end of BVDV exposure was 64 and 114 days, respectively. Conclusions and Clinical Importance: Natural BVDV type 1b infection during early pregnancy resulted in a high incidence of PI offspring. Although PI alpacas may have distinct clinical characteristics, verification of persistent viremia in the absence of endogenous, neutralizing antibodies is essential to differentiate persistent from chronic infection.     

Endemic infections of bovine viral diarrhea virus genotypes 1b and 2a isolated from cattle in Japan between 2014 and 2020

Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is a causative agent of bovine viral diarrhea. In Japan, a previous study reported that subgenotype 1b viruses were predominant until 2014. Because there is little information regarding the recent epidemiological status of BVDV circulating in Japan, we performed genetic characterization of 909 BVDV isolates obtained between 2014 and 2020. We found that 657 and 252 isolates were classified as BVDV-1 and BVDV-2, respectively, and that they were further subdivided into 1a (35 isolates, 3.9%), 1b (588, 64.7%), 1c (34, 3.7%), and 2a (252, 27.7%). Phylogenetic analysis using entire E2 coding sequence revealed that a major domestic cluster in Japan among BVDV-1b and 2a viruses were unchanged from a previous study conducted from 2006 to 2014. These results provide updated information concerning the epidemic strain of BVDV in Japan, which would be helpful for appropriate vaccine selection.     

三明地区牛群疫病的流行病学调查

用ELISA方法对三明市2016年随机抽取的牛群血清样品进行检测,检测内容包括牛病毒性腹泻、牛白血病、牛传染性鼻气管炎、牛布鲁氏菌病。本次调查共检测样品204份。其中检测规模场7个,样品116份;检测散养户14个,样品88份。结果表明：检测牛病毒性腹泻病毒血清204份,检出阳性血清65份;检测牛白血病血清188份,检出阳性血清34份;检测牛传染性鼻气管炎血清184份,检出阳性血清64份;检测牛布鲁氏菌病血清204份,检出阳性血清0份。说明三明地区牛群存在多种疫病感染,应采取相应的防控措施。