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Jones LM, Hawes PC, Salguero FJ, Castillo-Olivares J. Pathological features of African horse sickness virus infection in IFNAR -/- mice. Front Vet Sci 2023; 10:1114240. [PMID: 37065248 PMCID: PMC10098166 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1114240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023] Open
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African Horse Sickness (AHS) is a vector-borne viral disease of equids. The disease can be highly lethal with mortality rates of up to 90% in non-immune equine populations. The clinical presentation in the equine host varies, but the pathogenesis underlying this variation remains incompletely understood. Various small animal models of AHS have been developed over the years to overcome the financial, bio-safety and logistical constraints of studying the pathology of this disease in the target species. One of the most successful small animal models is based on the use of interferon-alpha gene knock-out (IFNAR-/-) mice. In order to increase our understanding of African Horse Sickness virus (AHSV) pathogenesis, we characterised the pathology lesions of AHSV infection in IFNAR-/- mice using a strain of AHSV serotype 4 (AHSV-4). We found AHSV-4 infection was correlated with lesions in various organs; necrosis in the spleen and lymphoid tissues, inflammatory infiltration in the liver and brain, and pneumonia. Significant viral antigen staining was only detected in the spleen and brain, however. Together these results confirm the value of the IFNAR-/- mouse model for the study of the immuno-biology of AHSV infections in this particular in vivo system, and its usefulness for evaluating protective efficacy of candidate vaccines in preclinical studies.
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- Luke M. Jones
- The Pirbright Institute, Woking, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Luke M. Jones
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- United Kingdom Health Security Agency, UKHSA-Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom
- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
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- The Pirbright Institute, Woking, United Kingdom
- Laboratory of Viral Zoonotics, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Fairbanks EL, Baylis M, Daly JM, Tildesley MJ. Inference for a spatio-temporal model with partial spatial data: African horse sickness virus in Morocco. Epidemics 2022; 39:100566. [DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2022.100566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Fairbanks EL, Brennan ML, Mertens PPC, Tildesley MJ, Daly JM. Re-parameterisation of a mathematical model of African horse sickness virus using data from a systematic literature search. Transbound Emerg Dis 2021; 69:e671-e681. [PMID: 34921513 PMCID: PMC9543668 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.14420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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African horse sickness (AHS) is a vector‐borne disease transmitted by Culicoides spp., endemic to sub‐Saharan Africa. There have been many examples of historic and recent outbreaks in the Middle East, Asia and Europe. However, not much is known about infection dynamics and outbreak potential in these naive populations. In order to better inform a previously published ordinary differential equation model, we performed a systematic literature search to identify studies documenting experimental infection of naive (control) equids in vaccination trials. Data on the time until the onset of viraemia, clinical signs and death after experimental infection of a naive equid and duration of viraemia were extracted. The time to viraemia was 4.6 days and the time to clinical signs was 4.9 days, longer than the previously estimated latent period of 3.7 days. The infectious periods of animals that died/were euthanized or survived were found to be 3.9 and 8.7 days, whereas previous estimations were 4.4 and 6 days, respectively. The case fatality was also found to be higher than previous estimations. The updated parameter values (along with other more recently published estimates from literature) resulted in an increase in the number of host deaths, decrease in the duration of the outbreak and greater prevalence in vectors.
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- Emma L Fairbanks
- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
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- The Zeeman Institute for Systems Biology & Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research, School of Life Sciences and Mathematics Institute, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
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Nielsen SS, Alvarez J, Bicout DJ, Calistri P, Depner K, Drewe JA, Garin-Bastuji B, Gonzales Rojas JL, Gortázar Schmidt C, Herskin M, Michel V, Miranda Chueca MÁ, Pasquali P, Roberts HC, Sihvonen LH, Spoolder H, Ståhl K, Velarde A, Viltrop A, Winckler C, De Clercq K, Klement E, Stegeman JA, Gubbins S, Antoniou SE, Broglia A, Van der Stede Y, Zancanaro G, Aznar I. Scientific Opinion on the assessment of the control measures of the category A diseases of Animal Health Law: African Horse Sickness. EFSA J 2021; 19:e06403. [PMID: 33552302 PMCID: PMC7856565 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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EFSA received a mandate from the European Commission to assess the effectiveness of some of the control measures against diseases included in the Category A list according to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 on transmissible animal diseases (‘Animal Health Law’). This opinion belongs to a series of opinions where these control measures will be assessed, with this opinion covering the assessment of control measures for African Horse Sickness (AHS). In this opinion, EFSA and the AHAW Panel of experts review the effectiveness of: (i) clinical and laboratory sampling procedures, (ii) monitoring period and (iii) the minimum radius of the protection and surveillance zone, and the minimum duration of measures in these zones. The general methodology used for this series of opinions has been published elsewhere; nonetheless, specific details of the transmission kernels used for the assessment of the minimum radius of the protection and surveillance zones are shown. Several scenarios for which these control measures were assessed were designed and agreed prior to the start of the assessment. In summary, sampling procedures described in the diagnostic manual for AHS were considered efficient for all Equidae considering the high case fatality rate expected. The monitoring period (14 days) was assessed as effective in every scenario, except for those relating to the epidemiological enquiry where the risk manager should consider increasing the monitoring period, based on the awareness of keepers, environmental conditions and the vector abundance in the region. The current protection zone (100 km) comprises more than 95% of the infections from an affected establishment. Both the radius and duration of the zones could be reduced, based on local environmental conditions and the time of year of the first index case. Recommendations provided for each of the scenarios assessed aim to support the European Commission in the drafting of further pieces of legislation relating to AHS.
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Redmond EF, Jones D, Rushton J. Economic assessment of African horse sickness vaccine impact. Equine Vet J 2021; 54:368-378. [PMID: 33527473 DOI: 10.1111/evj.13430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND African horse sickness (AHS) is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa posing a threat to equine populations in non-endemic regions. Available vaccine technologies have limitations, creating barriers to horse movement, AHS control and, in non-endemic areas or countries, rapid elimination of virus after incursion. The literature lacks an economic assessment of the benefits of bringing a new, more effective AHS vaccine to market. OBJECTIVES The study assesses the economic impact of AHS and tests the hypothesis that investment in a safer, more effective AHS vaccine would give an economic return. STUDY DESIGN Cost-benefit analysis. METHODS Primary and secondary data were collected to populate the cost-benefit analysis model. A literature review was followed by a questionnaire survey and interviews to gather primary data. At-risk populations were defined and qualitative assessment completed to narrow the target populations for quantitative assessment. A deterministic cost-benefit model was developed in Excel and different scenarios tested. Break-even and sensitivity analysis were conducted on key parameters. RESULTS The economic impact of AHS was estimated to be US$95million per annum, and this was mainly in endemic regions with domestic equine industries and involved in international trade. Investment required to bring a new AHS vaccine to market was estimated to be up to US$3.5million, which was very small relative to the benefits estimated in this study. The economic return on investment in bringing a new AHS vaccine to market was predicted to be positive and the analysis demonstrates this result was robust. MAIN LIMITATIONS Data for the analysis were scarce, requiring expert opinion and extrapolation by the authors. Sensitivity analysis with the deterministic modelling structure indicated there was no justification for stochastic modelling, given the robustness of the return on investment. CONCLUSIONS The analysis predicts a strong and robust economic return on the investment in bringing a new AHS vaccine to market. Main economic beneficiaries would be the high value horse sectors, specifically the equine industries in Republic of South Africa (RSA) and in non-endemic countries. In addition, major benefits would be captured in poor communities in sub-Saharan Africa where working equids are of high economic and social importance.
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- Elizabeth F Redmond
- Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Castillo‐Olivares J. African horse sickness in Thailand: Challenges of controlling an outbreak by vaccination. Equine Vet J 2021; 53:9-14. [PMID: 33007121 PMCID: PMC7821295 DOI: 10.1111/evj.13353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Javier Castillo‐Olivares
- Laboratory of Viral ZoonoticsDepartment of Veterinary MedicineUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- School of Veterinary Medicine and ScienceUniversity of NottinghamLoughboroughLeicsUK
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Calvo-Pinilla E, Marín-López A, Utrilla-Trigo S, Jiménez-Cabello L, Ortego J. Reverse genetics approaches: a novel strategy for African horse sickness virus vaccine design. Curr Opin Virol 2020; 44:49-56. [PMID: 32659516 PMCID: PMC7351391 DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2020.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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African horse sickness (AHS) is a devastating disease caused by African horse sickness virus (AHSV) and transmitted by arthropods between its equine hosts. AHSV is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa, where polyvalent live attenuated vaccine is in use even though it is associated with safety risks. This review article summarizes and compares new strategies to generate safe and effective AHSV vaccines based on protein, virus like particles, viral vectors and reverse genetics technology. Manipulating the AHSV genome to generate synthetic viruses by means of reverse genetic systems has led to the generation of potential safe vaccine candidates that are under investigation.
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- Eva Calvo-Pinilla
- Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Valdeolmos, Madrid, Spain
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Valdeolmos, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Valdeolmos, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Valdeolmos, Madrid, Spain.
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Pessoa V, Ramilo DW, Pereira da Fonseca I, Ferreira MB, Marti E, Tilley P. Culicoides spp. found near Lusitano stud farms in mainland Portugal which may contribute for IBH studies. VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY- REGIONAL STUDIES AND REPORTS 2020; 20:100385. [PMID: 32448527 DOI: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2020.100385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Insect Bite Hypersensitivity (IBH) is a common cutaneous disease, affecting a large number of horses worldwide. Several studies have identified Culicoides spp. saliva as a clinically relevant allergen source. The prevalence of IBH in Portugal, particularly in Lusitano horses, is still not known. However, the environmental characteristics of the national territory are favorable to the activity of Culicoides, and several species of this genus can be found, namely C. imicola and C. obsoletus/C. scoticus. In this study we characterized the Culicoides population present in Lusitano stud farms with a history of IBH. Thirteen stud farms with Lusitano horses were selected in several regions of mainland Portugal for having a previous history of IBH-affected horses, with a minimum of 5 affected horses. Culicoides were collected in May and June 2016 using OVI traps, placed in these stud farms, and we were able to identify several Culicoides species. We could also verify that C. obsoletus/C. scoticus, and C. imicola were the ones most frequently found, but other species like C. pulicaris were also found.
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- V Pessoa
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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Manning NM, Bachanek-Bankowska K, Mertens PPC, Castillo-Olivares J. Vaccination with recombinant Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) viruses expressing single African horse sickness virus VP2 antigens induced cross-reactive virus neutralising antibodies (VNAb) in horses when administered in combination. Vaccine 2017; 35:6024-6029. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2017] [Revised: 03/27/2017] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Conradie AM, Stassen L, Huismans H, Potgieter CA, Theron J. Establishment of different plasmid only-based reverse genetics systems for the recovery of African horse sickness virus. Virology 2016; 499:144-155. [PMID: 27657835 PMCID: PMC7172382 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2016.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Revised: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In an effort to simplify and expand the utility of African horse sickness virus (AHSV) reverse genetics, different plasmid-based reverse genetics systems were developed. Plasmids containing cDNAs corresponding to each of the full-length double-stranded RNA genome segments of AHSV-4 under control of a T7 RNA polymerase promoter were co-transfected in cells expressing T7 RNA polymerase, and infectious AHSV-4 was recovered. This reverse genetics system was improved by reducing the required plasmids from 10 to five and resulted in enhanced virus recovery. Subsequently, a T7 RNA polymerase expression cassette was incorporated into one of the AHSV-4 rescue plasmids. This modified 5-plasmid set enabled virus recovery in BSR or L929 cells, thus offering the possibility to generate AHSV-4 in any cell line. Moreover, mutant and cross-serotype reassortant viruses were recovered. These plasmid DNA-based reverse genetics systems thus offer new possibilities for investigating AHSV biology and development of designer AHSV vaccine strains. An entirely plasmid-based reverse genetics system was developed for AHSV. Novel improvements were made that increases flexibility of AHSV plasmid-based reverse genetics. Virus recovery efficiency was increased by reducing plasmids required for rescue from 10 to 5. T7 RNA polymerase encoded by rescue plasmid backbone allows virus recovery in different cell lines. Recombinant wild-type AHSV, mutant and reassortant viruses were rescued from plasmid cDNA only.
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- Andelé M Conradie
- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
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- Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
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- Deltamune (Pty) Ltd., Lyttelton, Centurion, South Africa; Department of Biochemistry, Centre for Human Metabonomics, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa.
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Development and evaluation of a new lateral flow assay for simultaneous detection of antibodies against African Horse Sickness and Equine Infectious Anemia viruses. J Virol Methods 2016; 237:127-131. [PMID: 27616197 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2016.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Revised: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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African horse sickness (AHS) and equine infectious anemia (EIA) are both notifiable equid specific diseases that may present similar clinical signs. Considering the increased global movement of horses and equine products over the past decades, together with the socio-economic impact of previous AHS and EIA outbreaks, there is a clear demand for an early discrimination and a strict control of their transmission between enzootic and AHS/EIA-free regions. Currently, the individual control and prevention of AHS or EIA relies on a series of measures, including the restriction of animal movements, vector control, and the use of several laboratory techniques for viral identification, amongst others. Despite being widely employed in surveillance programmes and in the control of animal movements, the available serological assays can only detect AHS- or EIA-specific antibodies individually. In this work, a duplex lateral flow assay (LFA) for simultaneous detection and differentiation of specific antibodies against AHS virus (AHSV) and EIA virus (EIAV) was developed and evaluated with experimental and field serum samples. The duplex LFA was based on the AHSV-VP7 outer core protein and the EIAV-P26 major core protein. The results indicated that the duplex LFA presented a good analytical performance, detecting simultaneously and specifically antibodies against AHSV and EIAV. The initial diagnostic evaluation revealed a good agreement with results from the AHS and EIA tests prescribed by the OIE, and it highlighted the usefulness of the new AHSV/EIAV duplex LFA for an on-field and point-of-care first diagnosis.
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Fowler VL, Howson ELA, Flannery J, Romito M, Lubisi A, Agüero M, Mertens P, Batten CA, Warren HR, Castillo-Olivares J. Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for the Rapid Detection of African Horse Sickness Virus. Transbound Emerg Dis 2016; 64:1579-1588. [PMID: 27484889 PMCID: PMC5600106 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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African horse sickness (AHS) is a disease of equids caused by African Horse Sickness Virus (AHSV) and is transmitted by Culicoides midges. AHS is endemic in sub‐Saharan Africa, but during the past century, outbreaks of significant economic importance and elevated mortality have been recorded in Northern African countries, the Iberian and Arabian Peninsula, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. Effective control combines the application of early warning systems, accurate laboratory diagnosis and reporting, animal movement restrictions, suitable vaccination and surveillance programs, and the coordination of all these measures by efficient veterinary services. Conventional reverse‐transcriptase (RT) PCR (RT‐PCR) and real‐time RT‐PCR (rRT‐PCR) assays have improved the sensitivity and rapidity of diagnosing AHS, resulting in the adoption of these methods as recommended tests by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). However, currently these assays are only performed within laboratory settings; therefore, the development of field diagnostics for AHS would improve the fast implementation of control policies. Loop‐mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is an isothermal, autocycling, strand‐displacement nucleic acid amplification technique which can be performed in the field. LAMP assays are attractive molecular assays because they are simple to use, rapid, portable and have sensitivity and specificity within the range of rRT‐PCR. This study describes the development of a novel RT‐LAMP assay for the detection of AHSV. The AHSV RT‐LAMP assay has an analytical sensitivity of 96.1% when considering an rRT‐PCR cut‐off value of CT > 36, or 91.3% when no rRT‐PCR cut‐off is applied. Diagnostic sensitivity and specificity were 100%. This assay provides for a rapid and low cost AHS diagnostic for use in the field.
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- V L Fowler
- The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, UK
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- The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, UK
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- The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, UK
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- ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, South Africa
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- ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, South Africa
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- Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria-Sanidad Animal, Algete (Madrid), Spain
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- The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, UK
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- The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, UK
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- OptiGene Limited, Horsham, West Sussex, UK
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Baker T, Carpenter S, Gubbins S, Newton R, Lo Iacono G, Wood J, Harrup LE. Can insecticide-treated netting provide protection for Equids from Culicoides biting midges in the United Kingdom? Parasit Vectors 2015; 8:604. [PMID: 26607993 PMCID: PMC4660720 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-1182-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 10/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Biting midges of the genus Culicoides Latreille, 1809 (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) cause a significant biting nuisance to equines and are responsible for the biological transmission of African horse sickness virus (AHSV). While currently restricted in distribution to sub-Saharan Africa, AHSV has a history of emergence into southern Europe and causes one of the most lethal diseases of horses and other species of Equidae. In the event of an outbreak of AHSV, the use of insecticide treated nets (ITNs) to screen equine accomodation is recommended by competent authorities including the Office International des Épizooties (OIE) in order to reduce vector-host contact. Methods Seven commercially avaliable pyrethroid insecticides and three repellent compounds, all of which are licensed for amateur use, were assessed in modified World Health Organization (WHO) cone bioassay trials in the laboratory using a colony line of Culicoides nubeculosus (Meigen), 1830. Two field trials were subsequently conducted to test the efficiency of treated net screens in preventing entry of Culicoides. Results A formulation of cypermethrin (0.15 % w/w) and pyrethrins (0.2 % w/w) (Tri-Tec 14®, LS Sales (Farnham) Ltd, Bloxham, UK) applied to black polyvinyl-coated polyester insect screen (1.6 mm aperture; 1.6 mm thickness) inflicted 100 % mortality on batches of C. nubeculosus following a three minute exposure in the WHO cone bioassays at 1, 7 and 14 days post-treatment. Tri-Tec 14® outperformed all other treatments tested and was subsequently selected for use in field trials. The first trial demonstrated that treated screens placed around an ultraviolet light-suction trap entirely prevented Culicoides being collected, despite their collection in identical traps with untreated screening or no screening. The second field trial examined entry of Culicoides into stables containing horses and found that while the insecticide treated screens reduced entry substantially, there was still a small risk of exposure to biting. Conclusions Screened stables can be utilised as part of an integrated control program in the event of an AHSV outbreak in order to reduce vector-host contact and may also be applicable to protection of horses from Culicoides during transport.
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- Tiffany Baker
- University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK. .,Vector-borne Viral Diseases Programme, The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey, GU24 0NF, UK.
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- Vector-borne Viral Diseases Programme, The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey, GU24 0NF, UK.
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- Vector-borne Viral Diseases Programme, The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey, GU24 0NF, UK.
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- Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7UU, UK.
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ES, UK.
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ES, UK.
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- Vector-borne Viral Diseases Programme, The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey, GU24 0NF, UK.
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Ribeiro R, Wilson AJ, Nunes T, Ramilo DW, Amador R, Madeira S, Baptista FM, Harrup LE, Lucientes J, Boinas F. Spatial and temporal distribution of Culicoides species in mainland Portugal (2005-2010). Results of the Portuguese Entomological Surveillance Programme. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0124019. [PMID: 25906151 PMCID: PMC4407895 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2014] [Accepted: 03/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Bluetongue virus (BTV) is transmitted by Culicoides biting midges and causes an infectious, non-contagious disease of ruminants. It has been rapidly emerging in southern Europe since 1998. In mainland Portugal, strains of BTV belonging to three serotypes have been detected: BTV-10 (1956-1960), BTV-4 (2004-2006 and 2013) and BTV-1 (2007-2012). This paper describes the design, implementation and results of the Entomological Surveillance Programme covering mainland Portugal, between 2005 and 2010, including 5,650 caches. Culicoides imicola Kieffer was mostly found in central and southern regions of Portugal, although it was sporadically detected in northern latitudes. Its peak activity occurred in the autumn and it was active during the winter months in limited areas of the country. Obsoletus group was present at the highest densities in the north although they were found throughout the country in substantial numbers. Culicoides activity occurred all year round but peaked in the spring. A generalized linear mixed model was developed for the analysis of the environmental factors associated with activity of the species of Culicoides suspected vectors of BTV in the country. For C. imicola Kieffer, the most important variables were month, diurnal temperature range (DTR), the number of frost days (FRS) and median monthly temperature (TMP). For the Obsoletus group, the most important factors were month, diurnal temperature range (DTR), and linear and quadratic terms for median monthly temperature (TMP). The results reported can improve our understanding of climatic factors in Culicoides activity influencing their distribution and seasonal pattern.
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- Rita Ribeiro
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Integrative Entomology Group, The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Direção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária, Food and Veterinary Central Services, Campo Grande, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Entomology Group, Vector-borne Viral Diseases Programme, The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Department of Animal Pathology (Animal Health), Veterinary Faculty, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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Sánchez-Matamoros A, Beck C, Kukielka D, Lecollinet S, Blaise-Boisseau S, Garnier A, Rueda P, Zientara S, Sánchez-Vizcaíno JM. Development of a Microsphere-based Immunoassay for Serological Detection of African Horse Sickness Virus and Comparison with Other Diagnostic Techniques. Transbound Emerg Dis 2015; 63:e270-e277. [PMID: 25693720 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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African horse sickness (AHS) is a viral disease that causes high morbidity and mortality rates in susceptible Equidae and therefore significant economic losses. More rapid, sensitive and specific assays are required by diagnostic laboratories to support effective surveillance programmes. A novel microsphere-based immunoassay (Luminex assay) in which beads are coated with recombinant AHS virus (AHSV) structural protein 7 (VP7) has been developed for serological detection of antibodies against VP7 of any AHSV serotype. The performance of this assay was compared with that of a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and commercial lateral flow assay (LFA) on a large panel of serum samples from uninfected horses (n = 92), from a reference library of all AHSV serotypes (n = 9), on samples from horses experimentally infected with AHSV (n = 114), and on samples from West African horses suspected of having AHS (n = 85). The Luminex assay gave the same negative results as ELISA when used to test the samples from uninfected horses. Both assays detected antibodies to all nine AHSV serotypes. In contrast, the Luminex assay detected a higher rate of anti-VP7 positivity in the West African field samples than did ELISA or LFA. The Luminex assay detected anti-VP7 positivity in experimentally infected horses at 7 days post-infection, compared to 13 days for ELISA. This novel immunoassay provides a platform for developing multiplex assays, in which the presence of antibodies against multiple ASHV antigens can be detected simultaneously. This would be useful for serotyping or for differentiating infected from vaccinated animals.
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- A Sánchez-Matamoros
- VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. .,Animal Health Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. .,CEI Campus Moncloa, UCM-UPM, Madrid, Spain.
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- French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), Animal Health Laboratory, UPEC, UMR 1161 INRA, ANSES, ENVA, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Microbiology Area, Pharmacy Faculty, San Pablo CEU University, Madrid, Spain
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- French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), Animal Health Laboratory, UPEC, UMR 1161 INRA, ANSES, ENVA, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), Animal Health Laboratory, UPEC, UMR 1161 INRA, ANSES, ENVA, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), Animal Health Laboratory, UPEC, UMR 1161 INRA, ANSES, ENVA, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Inmunología y Genética Aplicada, S.A. (INGENASA), Madrid, Spain
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- French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), Animal Health Laboratory, UPEC, UMR 1161 INRA, ANSES, ENVA, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,Animal Health Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Study of the virulence of serotypes 4 and 9 of African horse sickness virus in IFNAR(-/-), Balb/C and 129 Sv/Ev mice. Vet Microbiol 2014; 174:322-332. [PMID: 25458420 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Revised: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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African horse sickness virus (AHSV) is a double-stranded RNA virus which belongs to the family Reoviridae, genus Orbivirus. Recent studies have focused on the interferon-α/β receptor knock-out mice (IFNAR(-/-)) as a small animal laboratory for the development of AHSV vaccines. The aim of this work was to study in vivo the virulence of two strains of AHSV and to compare the outcome of the infection of three mouse strains. To address this, AHSV serotypes 4 (AHSV-4) and 9 (AHSV-9) were inoculated subcutaneously (SC) and intranasally (IN) in two immunocompetent mouse strains (Balb/C and 129 Sv/Ev (129 WT)) as well as IFNAR(-/-) mice (on 129 Sv/Ev genetic background). In IFNAR(-/-) mice, fatality up to 50% was measured and significantly more clinical signs were observed in comparison with SC inoculated immunocompetent mice. The observed clinical signs were significantly more severe after AHSV-4 infection, in particular in immunocompetent mice inoculated by IN route. Considering RNAemia, significantly higher viral loads were measured following AHSV-4 infection. In the organs of 129 WT inoculated by IN route, significantly higher viral loads were detected after AHSV-4 infection. Together the results support a higher virulence for AHSV-4 compared to AHSV-9 and a higher clinical impact following infections in IN inoculated mice, at least in the investigated strains. The study also brought indirect evidences for type I IFN involvement in the control of AHSV infection.
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Bachanek-Bankowska K, Maan S, Castillo-Olivares J, Manning NM, Maan NS, Potgieter AC, Di Nardo A, Sutton G, Batten C, Mertens PPC. Real time RT-PCR assays for detection and typing of African horse sickness virus. PLoS One 2014; 9:e93758. [PMID: 24721971 PMCID: PMC3983086 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2013] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Although African horse sickness (AHS) can cause up to 95% mortality in horses, naïve animals can be protected by vaccination against the homologous AHSV serotype. Genome segment 2 (Seg-2) encodes outer capsid protein VP2, the most variable of the AHSV proteins. VP2 is also a primary target for AHSV specific neutralising antibodies, and consequently determines the identity of the nine AHSV serotypes. In contrast VP1 (the viral polymerase) and VP3 (the sub-core shell protein), encoded by Seg-1 and Seg-3 respectively, are highly conserved, representing virus species/orbivirus-serogroup-specific antigens. We report development and evaluation of real-time RT-PCR assays targeting AHSV Seg-1 or Seg-3, that can detect any AHSV type (virus species/serogroup-specific assays), as well as type-specific assays targeting Seg-2 of the nine AHSV serotypes. These assays were evaluated using isolates of different AHSV serotypes and other closely related orbiviruses, from the ‘Orbivirus Reference Collection’ (ORC) at The Pirbright Institute. The assays were shown to be AHSV virus-species-specific, or type-specific (as designed) and can be used for rapid, sensitive and reliable detection and identification (typing) of AHSV RNA in infected blood, tissue samples, homogenised Culicoides, or tissue culture supernatant. None of the assays amplified cDNAs from closely related heterologous orbiviruses, or from uninfected host animals or cell cultures.
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- Vector-borne Viral Diseases Programme, The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Vector-borne Viral Diseases Programme, The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Vector-borne Viral Diseases Programme, The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Vector-borne Viral Diseases Programme, The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Deltamune (Pty) Ltd, Lyttelton, Centurion, South Africa
- Department of Biochemistry, Centre for Human Metabonomics, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Vector-borne Viral Diseases Programme, The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Vector-borne Viral Diseases Programme, The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Vector-borne Viral Diseases Programme, The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Multiple large foreign protein expression by a single recombinant baculovirus: a system for production of multivalent vaccines. Protein Expr Purif 2013; 91:77-84. [PMID: 23872366 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2013.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2013] [Revised: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Baculovirus expression system offers the advantage of expression of several large proteins simultaneously by a single recombinant virus. To date, expression of multiple large (>100kDa) proteins has been hampered by the need to generate large constructs and repeat use of homologous sequence and promoter. The development of multi-loci baculovirus expression system overcomes these issues by enabling the recombination of large foreign sequences into different regions of the genome. In this paper, we have examined the co-expression of African horse sickness virus (AHSV) VP2 proteins from multiple serotypes in a single recombinant baculovirus. To this end, recombinant baculoviruses expressing multiple AHSV VP2 proteins were generated and it was found that up to six different AHSV serotypes (serotype 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8) VP2 proteins (∼120kDa) could be expressed simultaneously from different loci of baculovirus genome. The expression of VP2 of one serotype was not significantly hindered by the presence of other serotypes, although there were slight differences in expression level between different serotypes. The expression of VP2 of further serotypes from additional loci resulted in a lesser expression level of VP2 proteins. Based on these findings, three additional recombinant baculoviruses encompassing all nine AHSV serotypes were constructed (serotypes 1, 7, 8 or serotypes 2, 4, 5 or serotypes 3, 6, 9) and each of the triple recombinant viruses exhibited similar expression level of each VP2. This system allows for the expression of a number of large proteins that has the potential to be exploited for multivalent vaccines production.
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Diouf ND, Etter E, Lo MM, Lo M, Akakpo AJ. Outbreaks of African horse sickness in Senegal, and methods of control of the 2007 epidemic. Vet Rec 2013; 172:152. [DOI: 10.1136/vr.101083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- N. D. Diouf
- Direction de l'Elevage/CIMEL de Makhana; BP: 201 St-Louis Senegal
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- Department Environment and Societies; CIRAD - UR AGIRs, P.O. Box 1378 Harare Zimbabwe
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- Department of Microbiologie; LNERV; BP: 2057 Dakar-Hann Senegal
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- Direction des Services Vétérinaires; Cité Keur Gorgui, BP: 45677 Dakar Senegal
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Thompson GM, Jess S, Murchie AK. A review of African horse sickness and its implications for Ireland. Ir Vet J 2012; 65:9. [PMID: 22553991 PMCID: PMC3390273 DOI: 10.1186/2046-0481-65-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2012] [Accepted: 05/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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African horse sickness is an economically highly important non-contagious but infectious Orbivirus disease that is transmitted by various species of Culicoides midges. The equids most severely affected by the virus are horses, ponies, and European donkeys; mules are somewhat less susceptible, and African donkeys and zebra are refractory to the devastating consequences of infection. In recent years, Bluetongue virus, an Orbivirus similar to African horse sickness, which also utilises Culicoides spp. as its vector, has drastically increased its range into previously unaffected regions in northern Europe, utilising indigenous vector species, and causing widespread economic damage to the agricultural sector. Considering these events, the current review outlines the history of African horse sickness, including information concerning virus structure, transmission, viraemia, overwintering ability, and the potential implications that an outbreak would have for Ireland. While the current risk for the introduction of African horse sickness to Ireland is considered at worst ‘very low’, it is important to note that prior to the 2006 outbreak of Bluetongue in northern Europe, both diseases were considered to be of equal risk to the United Kingdom (‘medium-risk’). It is therefore likely that any outbreak of this disease would have serious socio-economic consequences for Ireland due to the high density of vulnerable equids and the prevalence of Culicoides species, potentially capable of vectoring the virus.
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- Geoffrey M Thompson
- School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland.
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Ramilo DW, Diaz S, Pereira da Fonseca I, Delécolle JC, Wilson A, Meireles J, Lucientes J, Ribeiro R, Boinas F. First report of 13 species of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in mainland Portugal and Azores by morphological and molecular characterization. PLoS One 2012; 7:e34896. [PMID: 22536340 PMCID: PMC3334969 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2011] [Accepted: 03/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) contains important vectors of animal and human diseases, including bluetongue, African horse sickness and filariosis. A major outbreak of bluetongue occurred in mainland Portugal in 2004, forty eight years after the last recorded case. A national Entomological Surveillance Plan was initiated in mainland Portugal, Azores and the Madeira archipelagos in 2005 in order to better understand the disease and facilitate policy decisions. During the survey, the most prevalent Culicoides species in mainland Portugal was C. imicola (75.3%) and species belonging to the Obsoletus group (6.5%). The latter were the most prevalent in Azores archipelago, accounting for 96.7% of the total species identified. The Obsoletus group was further characterized by multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction to species level showing that only two species of this group were present: C. obsoletus sensu strictu (69.6%) and C. scoticus (30.4%). Nine species of Culicoides were detected for the first time in mainland Portugal: C. alazanicus, C. bahrainensis, C. deltus, C. lupicaris, C. picturatus, C. santonicus, C. semimaculatus, C. simulator and C. subfagineus. In the Azores, C. newsteadi and C. circumscriptus were identified for the first time from some islands, and bluetongue vectors belonging to the Obsoletus group (C. obsoletus and C. scoticus) were found to be widespread.
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- David W. Ramilo
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Veterinary Medicine Faculty, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Veterinary Medicine Faculty, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Veterinary Medicine Faculty, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Entomology, Institute of Parasitology and Tropical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Strasbourg, France
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- Pirbright Laboratory, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Veterinary Medicine Faculty, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Department of Animal Pathology (Animal Health), Veterinary Faculty, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Veterinary Medicine Faculty, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Veterinary Medicine Faculty, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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Rapid molecular detection methods for arboviruses of livestock of importance to northern Europe. J Biomed Biotechnol 2011; 2012:719402. [PMID: 22219660 PMCID: PMC3246798 DOI: 10.1155/2012/719402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2011] [Revised: 10/14/2011] [Accepted: 10/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) have been responsible for some of the most explosive epidemics of emerging infectious diseases over the past decade. Their impact on both human and livestock populations has been dramatic. The early detection either through surveillance or diagnosis of virus will be a critical feature in responding and resolving the emergence of such epidemics in the future. Although some of the most important emerging arboviruses are human pathogens, this paper aims to highlight those diseases that primarily affect livestock, although many are zoonotic and some occasionally cause human mortality. This paper also highlights the molecular detection methods specific to each virus and identifies those emerging diseases for which a rapid detection methods are not yet developed.
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Identifying equine premises at high risk of introduction of vector-borne diseases using geo-statistical and space-time analyses. Prev Vet Med 2011; 100:100-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2011.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Boinas F, Calistrib P, Domingo M, Avilés MM, López BM, Sánchez BR, Sánchez‐Vizcaíno JM. Scientific review on African Horse Sickness. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2009.en-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Fernando Boinas
- Faculdade de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, (FMV‐UTL)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale” (IZSA&M)
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Rodrguez-Snchez B, Iglesias-Martn I, Martnez-Avils M, Snchez-Vizcano JM. Orbiviruses in the Mediterranean Basin: Updated Epidemiological Situation of Bluetongue and New Methods for the Detection of BTV Serotype 4. Transbound Emerg Dis 2008; 55:205-14. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2008.01029.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Capela R, Purse BV, Pena I, Wittman EJ, Margarita Y, Capela M, Romão L, Mellor PS, Baylis M. Spatial distribution of Culicoides species in Portugal in relation to the transmission of African horse sickness and bluetongue viruses. MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY 2003; 17:165-177. [PMID: 12823834 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.2003.00419.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Surveillance of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) biting midge vectors was carried out at 87 sites within a 50 x 50 km grid distributed across Portugal, using light trap collections at the time of peak midge abundance. Culicoides imicola (Kieffer) made up 66% of the 55 937 Culicoides in these summer collections. It was highly abundant in the central eastern portion of Portugal, between 37 degrees 5' N and 41 degrees 5' N, and in a band across to the Lisbon peninsula (at around 38 degrees 5' N). Of all the complexes, its distribution was most consistent with that of previous outbreaks of Culicoides-borne disease, suggesting that it may remain the major vector in Portugal. Its distribution was also broadly consistent with that predicted by a recent climate-driven model validating the use of remote sensing datasets for modelling of Culicoides distribution. Adult C. imicola were found to have overwintered at 12 of 20 sites re-surveyed in winter but it did so in very low numbers. Culicoides obsoletus (Meigen) and Culicoides pulicaris (Linnaeus) complex midges were widespread despite their low summer abundance. The observed coincidence of high abundances of C. imicola and high abundances of C. pulicaris in summer lead us to suggest that C. imicola could bring African horse sickness virus or bluetongue virus into contact with C. pulicaris and the latter complex, together with C. obsoletus, could then transmit these viruses across much wider areas of Europe. The fact that adult C. pulicaris are present in high abundances in winter may provide a mechanism by which these viruses can overwinter in these areas.
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- R Capela
- Department of Biology & Geology, Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
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