The effects of bovine viral diarrhoea-mucosal disease (BVD) virus on the ovine foetus

Bovine viral diarrhoea-mucosal disease (BVD) virus has been incriminated as a cause of abortion, hairy birth coat and unthriftiness in sheep. Intravenous inoculation of 40 ewes 34 to 45 days pregnant with the V/TOB strain of virus produced death in two of four foetuses 9 days after inoculation and in all but one of 31 foetuses between 11 and 56 days. The highest levels of virus in placentomes and foetal tissues occurred between 9 and 15 days after inoculation and in foetal fluids between 11 and 18 days. Virus was not detected in any foetus later than 21 days after inoculation. Groups of 10 ewes infected between 59 and 62 days (Group B) and 70 and 76 days (Group C) of gestation had 73% and 62%, respectively, of abortions or perinatal foetal deaths. Birth weights of lambs born to infected ewes in groups B and C were significantly lower than those born to uninfected control ewes. Virus was recovered consistently from the cotyledons of the foetal membranes of live lambs, and irregularly from the tissues of full term foetuses that were dead at birth but on no occasion from mummified foetuses. There were no specific gross or microscopic lesions in tissues selected from aborted foetuses and the results highlight the difficulties associated with the diagnosis of BVD abortions and perinatal death of foetuses under field conditions.     

Pathogenesis of bovine viral diarrhoea-mucosal disease: distribution and significance of BVDV antigen in diseased calves

The distribution of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) antigen in tissues of animals with acute and chronic bovine viral diarrhoea-mucosal disease (BVD-MD) was examined using improved indirect immunofluorescence and indirect immunoperoxidase staining methods on cryostat and paraffin wax tissue sections. In lymphoid tissues the antigen was principally located in cells belonging to the mononuclear located in cells belonging to the mononuclear phagocyte system and in other cells with antigen-retaining capacity. The distribution of the infected cells within a particular organ varied with the clinical stage. In the non-lymphoid organs the antigen was detected in cells of the mononuclear phagocyte system as well as in epithelial cells. An apparent time lag between initial antigen-detection and progression of pathological manifestations was noticed in the intestinal mucosa and in the keratinized epithelia of the upper digestive system and in the skin. Only limited involvement of blood vessels was observed in the tissues investigated. In the light of the mononuclear phagocyte system being an apparent common denominator for all the different tissues involved in the morphological alterations which characterise BVD-MD, a possible pathogenesis of BVDV-MD is discussed.     

Isolation and identification of bovine viral diarrhea-mucosal disease virus (BVD-MD virus) from an atypical case resembling malignant catarrhal fever (MCF)

The clinical and pathological picture of the BVD/MD complex is most protean, and the majority of cases run a subclinical course (Bruner & Gillespie 1966). The disease complex has been recorded in many countries and on all continents (Mills et ah 1965). In Scandinavia a BVD/MD-like disease, the “Umeå disease”, was described by Nystedt in northern Sweden in 1960 and later proved to be a mixed infection of bovine parainfluenza virus type 3 and BVD/MD virus (Dinter & Bakos 1961). In 1961 the Umea syndrome was reported in Denmark by Borgen & Dinter and in Finland by Rislakki. In Norway the picture of the BVD/MD complex has been known for many years although no isolation of the virus has yet been described*. The isolation and identification of the virus from an atypical case of BVD/MD in a heifer is described in the following.     

Prevalence of antibodies to bovine virus diarrhoea-mucosal disease virus in Tanzanian cattle

A serological survey to determine the prevalence of antibodies to bovine virus diarrhoea-mucosal disease (BVD-MD) virus was conducted on 419 bovine serum samples originating from 18 of 20 regions (except Mwanza and Shinyanga) of the Tanzania mainland. The sera were a small proportion of samples collected for the appraisal of immune response to rinderpest vaccination. The survey indicated that the virus is prevalent in cattle populations and approximately 12% of sera tested contained demonstrable neutralising antibodies against BVD-MD virus.     

Cultivation of bovine adenovirus type 3 in tracheal organ cultures

A growth curve study of the WBR-1 strain of bovine adenovirus type 3 (BAV-3) in bovine foetal tracheal organ cultures showed that the virus replicated at high titres, was mainly cell-associated and persisted in the cultures. The histopathological changes were characterized by the progressive swelling, rounding and shedding of the epithelial cells which often showed intranuclear inclusions. The indirect immunoperoxidase reaction demonstrated that the virus replicated only in the epithelial cells of the organ cultures. Ultrastructural studies demonstrated that BAV-3 induced three different types of nuclear inclusions in the epithelial cells. A network of highly electron-dense, finely granular material was interspersed with patches of granular material of low electron density in the centre of the infected nuclei. In some nuclei, there were also some small circular very dense bodies near the central inclusion. The virions were either dispersed or packed into crystals, and they were released into the cytoplasm through breaks in the nuclear membrane. These ultrastructural changes were comparable with those induced by other oncogenic adnoviruses.     

牦牛病毒性腹泻/粘膜病的防制研究

20世纪80年代以来，我国牦牛群中陆续发现牛病毒性腹泻／粘膜病(BVD／MD)，血清阳性率在30％～42．4％之间，病死率在30％左右，本研究先后从四川、西藏等地牦牛中分离出病毒，并对其进行各种生物学特征鉴定后，表明该病毒与标准毒属同一种，所不同的是四川牦牛病毒株属非致细胞病变型，即属NCP型。但回归本动物能复制出典型病例。目前尚无国产牛粘膜病疫苗用于生产。本研究依据猪瘟病毒与牛病毒性腹泻／粘膜病病毒具有交叉免疫性的原理，用猪瘟弱毒苗对牦牛病毒性腹泻／粘膜病进行预防，试验证明用猪瘟弱毒苗可以预防牛病毒性腹泻／粘膜病，且安全可靠，具有实用价值。     

A rapid, quantitative assay for titration of bovine virus diarrhoea-mucosal disease virus

An end point dilution microtitration assay is described that can be used for the titration of both cytopathic and non-cytopathic isolates of bovine virus diarrhoea-mucosal disease virus. Indirect immunofluorescence is used to detect infected MDBK cells in the wells of Terasaki plates. The virus titre is derived from the number of uninfected wells, using the Poisson distribution. The assay is simple, fast and economical. Titres of cytopathic virus determined by the microtitration assay and standard plaque assay are equivalent.     

Antigenic diversity of bovine viral diarrhea-mucosal disease (BVD-MD) viruses recently isolated from persistently infected cattle and mucosal disease, and serologic survey on bovine sera using antigenically different BVD-MD viruses

Twenty nine recent isolates of bovine viral diarrhea-mucosal disease (BVD-MD) virus, 17 from persistently infected cattle and 12 from mucosal disease, were compared antigenically with the reference strains by a serum neutralization test. The reference viruses were divided into 2 groups, tentatively designated as N and K, based on the antigenic relationships in the cross-neutralization test. Antigenic properties of recent isolates were considerably different with the sources of virus isolation. Seventeen isolates recovered from persistently infected cattle were divided into 3 groups in the neutralization test using antisera to the reference strains; 12 and 2 were considered as the possible members of groups K and N, respectively, and the others belonged to neither group. On the other hand, 10 of 12 isolates recovered from mucosal disease were considered as the possible members of group N, and the others were classified into neither group. Interestingly, none of BVD-MD viruses isolated from cases of mucosal disease belonged to group K. The results of serologic survey on sera collected from 713 cattle at the Hokkaido provinces in 1974 to 1988 indicated that infections of cattle with BVD-MD viruses other than group K were prominent before 1981. Cattle infected with group K BVD-MD virus were first detected in 1982, and increased in number thereafter. The results obtained in this study suggested that BVD-MD viruses with various antigenic properties spread widely among cattle herds, and also a possibility that clinical manifestations in cattle infected with BVD-MD viruses may differ with their antigenic properties.     

牛病毒性腹泻病毒E2基因在毕赤酵母GS115中的表达与鉴定

将牛病毒性腹泻病毒(Bovine viral diarrhoea-mucosal disease virus,BVDV)河北分离株HB-bd毒株E2基因去除跨膜区获得sE2基因,将sE2基因克隆入巴斯德毕赤酵母(P.pastoris)分泌型表达载体pPIC9K中,筛选培养后提取阳性重组质粒,经酶切和PCR鉴定,命名为pPIC9K-sE2。重组质粒pPIC9K-sE2经SalⅠ酶切后,电穿孔导入P.pastorisGS115基因进行整合,使外源基因sE2稳定地整合到P.pastoris染色体中,G418筛选得到阳性高拷贝转化子GS115-pPIC9K-sE2。经甲醇诱导表达后,sE2融合蛋白获得了表达,表达产物经SDS-PAGE、Western-blot和Dot-ELISA分析,确定其表达的sE2融合蛋白相对分子质量大小为37 000,且具有天然蛋白的抗原特异性。免疫活性研究证明,P.pastoris表达的sE2蛋白能刺激动物产生抗体。     

牛病毒性腹泻病毒E2基因在毕赤酵母GS115中的表达与鉴定

将牛病毒性腹泻病毒(BVDV)河北分离株HB-bd毒株E2基因去除跨膜区获得sE2基因,将sE2基因克隆入巴斯德毕赤酵母(P.Pastoris)分泌型表达载体pPIC9K中,筛选培养后提取阳性重组质粒,经酶切和PCR鉴定,命名为pPIC9K-sE2.重组质粒pPIC9K-sE2经Sal Ⅰ酶切线性化,电穿孔导入P.Pastoris GS115基因进行整合,使外源基因sE2稳定地整合到P.Pastoris染色体中,G418筛选得到阳性高拷贝转化子GS115-pPIC9K-sE2.经甲醇诱导表达后,sE2融合蛋白获得了表达,表达产物经SDS-PAGE、Western-blot和Dot-ELISA分析,确定其表达的sE2融合蛋白相对分子质量大小为37 000,且具有天然蛋白的抗原特异性.免疫原性研究证明P.Pastoris表达的sE2蛋白能刺激动物产生特异抗体.     

Bovine virus diarrhoea-mucosal disease virus: pathogenicity for the fetal calf following maternal infection

Fifteen pregnant, bovine virus diarrhoea-mucosal disease (BVD-MD) antibody-free Jersey heifers were infected experimentally with a mixture of 10 cytopathic strains of BVD-MD virus isolated from cattle in Britain. Each cow was inoculated intramuscularly on gestation day 100 with a high or a low dose of virus grown in primary calf testis tissue cultures. None of the cows showed clinical signs of illness following exposure, but all had seroconverted within six weeks. Six fetuses, including one set of twins, died in utero following infection. Of these five were aborted between days 136 and 154; the sixth one was mummified and still retained at day 300. The remaining 10 fetuses survived to term, but all showed evidence of intrauterine growth retardation with or without gross malformation and/or dysmyelination of the central nervous system. Three were clinically affected with congenital nervous disease. Of the 10 liveborn fetuses, two had specific serum antibodies to BVD-MD. Non-cytopathic BVD-MD virus was recovered from all of the remaining eight. When non-immune cows become infected with BVD-MD virus in mid gestation: transplacental infection of the fetus will probably result; apart from the risk of fetal death, with or without abortion, there is a high probability of fetal mal-development which may not always be clinically obvious; the immunological competence of the fetus may be impaired; congenital infection is likely in a substantial proportion of liveborn calves. About one in 16 bovine fetuses in British herds are estimated to be at risk from BVD-MD virus infection.     

Growth kinetic studies of avian infectious bronchitis virus in tracheal organ cultures.

An egg-adapted vaccine strain (H120) and an organ culture-passaged field strain (HV-10) of avian infectious bronchitis (AIB) virus were propagated in tracheal organ cultures and their growth kinetics examined using nine-day-old embryonated fowl eggs and chick tracheal explants for virus assay. When the H120 strain was assayed in embryonated eggs, titres were approximately log10 2-0 ID50 (50 per cent infectious dose) per ml higher than when assays were performed in tracheal explants. The HV-10 strain, assayed in tracheal explants, yielded higher titres than did the H120 strain, but when assayed in embryonated eggs, yielded only minimal and variable virus titres.     

Investigation of persistent infection of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) in Holstein dairy cows

Tropical Animal Health and Production - The aim of this study was to investigate the persistent infection (PI) of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) along with its coexistence between BVDV antibody...