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Moyo NA, Westcott D, Simmonds R, Steinbach F. Equine Arteritis Virus in Monocytic Cells Suppresses Differentiation and Function of Dendritic Cells. Viruses 2023; 15:255. [PMID: 36680295 PMCID: PMC9862904 DOI: 10.3390/v15010255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Equine viral arteritis is an infectious disease of equids caused by equine arteritis virus (EAV), an RNA virus of the family Arteriviridae. Dendritic cells (DC) are important modulators of the immune response with the ability to present antigen to naïve T cells and can be generated in vitro from monocytes (MoDC). DC are important targets for many viruses and this interaction is crucial for the establishment-or rather not-of an anti-viral immunity. Little is known of the effect EAV has on host immune cells, particularly DC. To study the interaction of eqDC with EAV in vitro, an optimized eqMoDC system was used, which was established in a previous study. MoDC were infected with strains of different genotypes and pathogenicity. Virus replication was determined through titration and qPCR. The effect of the virus on morphology, phenotype and function of cells was assessed using light microscopy, flow cytometry and in vitro assays. This study confirms that EAV replicates in monocytes and MoDC. The replication was most efficient in mature MoDC, but variable between strains. Only the virulent strain caused a significant down-regulation of certain proteins such as CD14 and CD163 on monocytes and of CD83 on mature MoDC. Functional studies conducted after infection showed that EAV inhibited the endocytic and phagocytic capacity of Mo and mature MoDC with minimal effect on immature MoDC. Infected MoDC showed a reduced ability to stimulate T cells. Ultimately, EAV replication resulted in an apoptosis-mediated cell death. Thus, EAV evades the host anti-viral immunity both by inhibition of antigen presentation early after infection and through killing infected DC during replication.
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- Nathifa A. Moyo
- Animal and Plant Health Agency, Virology Department, Addlestone KT15 3NB, UK
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
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- Animal and Plant Health Agency, Virology Department, Addlestone KT15 3NB, UK
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
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- Animal and Plant Health Agency, Virology Department, Addlestone KT15 3NB, UK
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
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Methodology of Selecting the Optimal Receptor to Create an Electrochemical Immunosensor for Equine Arteritis Virus Protein Detection. CHEMOSENSORS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/chemosensors9090265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The study reports a methodology of selecting the optimal receptor to create an electrochemical immunosensor for equine arteritis virus (EAV) protein detection. The detection was based on antigen recognition by antibodies immobilized on gold electrodes. Modification steps were controlled by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry measurements. In order to obtain the impedance immunosensor with the best parameters, seven different receptors complementary to equine arteritis virus protein were used. In order to make the selection, a rapid screening test was carried out to check the sensor’s response to blank, extremely low and high concentrations of target EAV protein, and negative sample: M protein from Streptococcus equi and glycoprotein G from Equid alphaherpesvirus 1. F6 10G receptor showed the best performance.
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Following the recent confirmation of cases of equine viral arteritis in stallions in south-west England, James Crabtree of Equine Reproductive Services (UK) discusses the disease and its potential routes of spread into and around the UK.
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Crabtree JR, Newton JR. Equine viral arteritis (
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): A potential trapdoor for the practicing veterinary surgeon in the United Kingdom. EQUINE VET EDUC 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/eve.12974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Animal Health Trust Newmarket UK
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Serological investigation of equine viral arteritis in donkeys in eastern and south-eastern Anatolia regions of Turkey. ACTA VET BRNO 2020. [DOI: 10.2754/avb201988040385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Equine arteritis virus is classified in the Arteriviridae family and causes reproductive and respiratory disorders. The host spectrum includes many species of the Equidae family. Horses, donkeys and mules are the most sensitive species. The infection was serologically investigated in adult donkeys on small private family type enterprises in eastern and south-eastern Anatolia in this study. A total of 1,532 samples were collected from 28 different locations in 6 different provinces in these two regions. The number of donkeys sampled from each farm was between 1 and 3. Serum samples were tested by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). As a result of sero-controls, 53 animals were positive (3.45%). The presence of infection was determined in all the provinces; Elazığ (7%, 17/241), Tunceli (2.4%, 3/122), Van (2.9%, 10/342), Bitlis (4.6%, 5/107), Şırnak (2.7%, 12/440) and Siirt (2.1%, 6/280). Seropositivity was detected in 22 of the 28 locations. In this study, data were obtained from a significant number of animals for the first time in these regions. Although the values were not high, the findings revealed the presence of infection in the majority of the investigated sites. Despite the fact that the incidence was not high in donkeys probably due to restricted management conditions, the incidence may increase over time and may pose a risk for thoroughbred horses unless necessary measures are taken.
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Balasuriya UB, Carossino M. Reproductive effects of arteriviruses: equine arteritis virus and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infections. Curr Opin Virol 2017; 27:57-70. [PMID: 29172072 DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2017.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 11/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Equine arteritis virus (EAV) and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) are the most economically important members of the family Arteriviridae. EAV and PRRSV cause reproductive and respiratory disease in equids and swine, respectively and constitute a significant economic burden to equine and swine industries around the world. Furthermore, they both cause abortion in pregnant animals and establish persistent infection in their natural hosts, which fosters viral shedding in semen leading to sexual transmission. The primary focus of this article is to provide an update on the effects of these two viruses on the reproductive tract of their natural hosts and provide a comparative analysis of clinical signs, virus-host interactions, mechanisms of viral pathogenesis and viral persistence.
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- Udeni Br Balasuriya
- Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, Department of Veterinary Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
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- Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, Department of Veterinary Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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Balasuriya UBR, Carossino M, Timoney PJ. Equine viral arteritis: A respiratory and reproductive disease of significant economic importance to the equine industry. EQUINE VET EDUC 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/eve.12672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- U. B. R. Balasuriya
- Department of Veterinary Science; Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center; College of Agriculture, Food and Environment; University of Kentucky; Lexington USA
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- Department of Veterinary Science; Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center; College of Agriculture, Food and Environment; University of Kentucky; Lexington USA
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- Department of Veterinary Science; Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center; College of Agriculture, Food and Environment; University of Kentucky; Lexington USA
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Steinbach F, Westcott DG, McGowan SL, Grierson SS, Frossard JP, Choudhury B. Re-emergence of a genetic outlier strain of equine arteritis virus: Impact on phylogeny. Virus Res 2014; 202:144-50. [PMID: 25527462 PMCID: PMC7172687 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2014.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2014] [Revised: 12/05/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Re-emergence of a “historical” EAV strain. An updated EAV phylogeny scheme. Measures to improve EAV phylogenetic analysis through harmonization.
Equine arteritis virus (EAV) is the causative agent of equine viral arteritis (EVA), a respiratory and reproductive disease of equids, which is notifiable in some countries including the Great Britain (GB) and to the OIE. Herein, we present the case of a persistently infected stallion and the phylogenetic tracing of the virus strain isolated. Discussing EAV occurrence and phylogenetic analysis we review features, which may aid to harmonise and enhance the classification of EAV.
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- F Steinbach
- Department of Virology, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Weybridge, Surrey KT15 3NB, United Kingdom
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- Department of Virology, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Weybridge, Surrey KT15 3NB, United Kingdom
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- Department of Virology, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Weybridge, Surrey KT15 3NB, United Kingdom
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- Department of Virology, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Weybridge, Surrey KT15 3NB, United Kingdom
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- Department of Virology, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Weybridge, Surrey KT15 3NB, United Kingdom
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- Department of Virology, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Weybridge, Surrey KT15 3NB, United Kingdom.
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Vairo S, Saey V, Bombardi C, Ducatelle R, Nauwynck H. The recent European isolate (08P178) of equine arteritis virus causes inflammation but not arteritis in experimentally infected ponies. J Comp Pathol 2014; 151:238-43. [PMID: 24975896 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2014.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2013] [Revised: 10/03/2013] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In the last two decades, outbreaks of equine viral arteritis (EVA) have been reported in Europe, but little is known about these European isolates of equine arteritis virus (EAV). EAV European strain (08P178, EU-1 clade) isolated from one of these recent outbreaks is able to cause clinical signs on experimental infection. The aim of the present study was to investigate the microscopical lesions induced by this isolate after experimental infection of ponies. Animals were killed at 3, 7, 14 and 28 days post infection (dpi). At 3 dpi, lesions were essentially restricted to the respiratory tract and intestines and were characterized by mild multifocal epithelial degeneration and associated mononuclear cell infiltration. Lesions were more severe at 7 dpi and by 14 dpi, respiratory lesions were even more severe and lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates extended to other organs. At 28 dpi, lesions were still present in the viscera. In all specimens the most prominent histological change was intraepithelial, subepithelial and perivascular lymphoplasmacytic infiltration, ranging from mild and multifocal to extensive and diffuse. No signs of arterial damage such as infarcts, haemorrhages or necrosis were found. In conclusion, infection of naïve animals with the European 08P178 strain of EAV is associated with inflammation, but not arteritis.
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- S Vairo
- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Virology, Parasitology and ImmunologyGhent University, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Department of Morphophysiology, Alma Mater Studiorum, Bologna University, Ozzano Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Virology, Parasitology and ImmunologyGhent University, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.
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Vairo S, Favoreel H, Scagliarini A, Nauwynck H. Identification of target cells of a European equine arteritis virus strain in experimentally infected ponies. Vet Microbiol 2013; 167:235-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2013] [Revised: 07/16/2013] [Accepted: 07/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Chung C, Wilson C, Timoney P, Balasuriya U, Adams E, Adams DS, Evermann JF, Clavijo A, Shuck K, Rodgers S, Lee SS, McGuire TC. Validation of an improved competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect Equine arteritis virus antibody. J Vet Diagn Invest 2013; 25:727-35. [DOI: 10.1177/1040638713508401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The objective of the present study was to validate a previously described competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (cELISA) to detect antibody to Equine arteritis virus (EAV) based on GP5-specific nonneutralizing monoclonal antibody (mAb) 17B79 using the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)–recommended protocol, which includes the following 5 in-house analyses. 1) The assay was calibrated with the OIE-designated reference serum panel for EAV; 2) repeatability was evaluated within and between assay runs; 3) analytical specificity was evaluated using sera specific to related viruses; 4) analytical sensitivity was evaluated with sera from horses vaccinated with an EAV modified live virus (MLV) vaccine; and 5) the duration of cELISA antibody detection following EAV vaccination was determined. The positive cELISA cutoff of ≥35% inhibition (%I) was confirmed by receiver operating characteristic plot analysis. Analytical sensitivity of the cELISA was comparable to the serum neutralization (SN) assay in that it detected EAV-specific antibody as early as 8 days postvaccination. The duration of EAV-specific antibody detected by cELISA was over 5 years after the last vaccination. This cELISA could detect EAV-specific antibody in serum samples collected from horses infected with various EAV strains. In the field trial performed by American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians–accredited state laboratories and OIE laboratory, the diagnostic specificity of the cELISA was 99.5% and the diagnostic sensitivity was 98.2%. The data using various serum panels also had consistently significant positive correlation between SN titers and cELISA %I results. The results further confirm that the EAV antibody cELISA is a reliable, simple alternative to the SN assay for detecting EAV-specific antibodies in equine sera.
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- Chungwon Chung
- VMRD (Veterinary Medical Research and Development) Inc., Pullman, WA (Chung, Wilson, E Adams, DS Adams, McGuire)
- Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (Timoney, Balasuriya, Shuck)
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, and Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (Evermann)
- Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, College Station, TX (Clavijo, Rogers)
- Department of Statistics, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (Lee)
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- VMRD (Veterinary Medical Research and Development) Inc., Pullman, WA (Chung, Wilson, E Adams, DS Adams, McGuire)
- Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (Timoney, Balasuriya, Shuck)
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, and Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (Evermann)
- Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, College Station, TX (Clavijo, Rogers)
- Department of Statistics, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (Lee)
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- VMRD (Veterinary Medical Research and Development) Inc., Pullman, WA (Chung, Wilson, E Adams, DS Adams, McGuire)
- Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (Timoney, Balasuriya, Shuck)
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, and Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (Evermann)
- Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, College Station, TX (Clavijo, Rogers)
- Department of Statistics, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (Lee)
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- VMRD (Veterinary Medical Research and Development) Inc., Pullman, WA (Chung, Wilson, E Adams, DS Adams, McGuire)
- Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (Timoney, Balasuriya, Shuck)
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, and Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (Evermann)
- Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, College Station, TX (Clavijo, Rogers)
- Department of Statistics, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (Lee)
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- VMRD (Veterinary Medical Research and Development) Inc., Pullman, WA (Chung, Wilson, E Adams, DS Adams, McGuire)
- Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (Timoney, Balasuriya, Shuck)
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, and Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (Evermann)
- Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, College Station, TX (Clavijo, Rogers)
- Department of Statistics, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (Lee)
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- VMRD (Veterinary Medical Research and Development) Inc., Pullman, WA (Chung, Wilson, E Adams, DS Adams, McGuire)
- Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (Timoney, Balasuriya, Shuck)
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, and Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (Evermann)
- Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, College Station, TX (Clavijo, Rogers)
- Department of Statistics, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (Lee)
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- VMRD (Veterinary Medical Research and Development) Inc., Pullman, WA (Chung, Wilson, E Adams, DS Adams, McGuire)
- Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (Timoney, Balasuriya, Shuck)
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, and Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (Evermann)
- Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, College Station, TX (Clavijo, Rogers)
- Department of Statistics, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (Lee)
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- VMRD (Veterinary Medical Research and Development) Inc., Pullman, WA (Chung, Wilson, E Adams, DS Adams, McGuire)
- Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (Timoney, Balasuriya, Shuck)
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, and Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (Evermann)
- Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, College Station, TX (Clavijo, Rogers)
- Department of Statistics, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (Lee)
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- VMRD (Veterinary Medical Research and Development) Inc., Pullman, WA (Chung, Wilson, E Adams, DS Adams, McGuire)
- Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (Timoney, Balasuriya, Shuck)
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, and Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (Evermann)
- Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, College Station, TX (Clavijo, Rogers)
- Department of Statistics, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (Lee)
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- VMRD (Veterinary Medical Research and Development) Inc., Pullman, WA (Chung, Wilson, E Adams, DS Adams, McGuire)
- Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (Timoney, Balasuriya, Shuck)
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, and Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (Evermann)
- Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, College Station, TX (Clavijo, Rogers)
- Department of Statistics, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (Lee)
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- VMRD (Veterinary Medical Research and Development) Inc., Pullman, WA (Chung, Wilson, E Adams, DS Adams, McGuire)
- Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (Timoney, Balasuriya, Shuck)
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, and Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (Evermann)
- Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, College Station, TX (Clavijo, Rogers)
- Department of Statistics, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (Lee)
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- VMRD (Veterinary Medical Research and Development) Inc., Pullman, WA (Chung, Wilson, E Adams, DS Adams, McGuire)
- Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (Timoney, Balasuriya, Shuck)
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, and Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (Evermann)
- Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, College Station, TX (Clavijo, Rogers)
- Department of Statistics, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (Lee)
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Vairo S, Vandekerckhove A, Steukers L, Glorieux S, Van den Broeck W, Nauwynck H. Clinical and virological outcome of an infection with the Belgian equine arteritis virus strain 08P178. Vet Microbiol 2012; 157:333-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2011] [Revised: 01/10/2012] [Accepted: 01/12/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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PRONOST S, PITEL PH, MISZCZAK F, LEGRAND L, MARCILLAUD-PITEL C, HAMON M, TAPPREST J, BALASURIYA UBR, FREYMUTH F, FORTIER G. Description of the first recorded major occurrence of equine viral arteritis in France. Equine Vet J 2010; 42:713-20. [DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00109.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Barbacini S. An outbreak of equine arteritis virus infection in a stallion at a Trakehner studfarm. EQUINE VET EDUC 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2005.tb00394.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Holyoak GR, Balasuriya UBR, Broaddus CC, Timoney PJ. Equine viral arteritis: current status and prevention. Theriogenology 2008; 70:403-14. [PMID: 18502495 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Recently, there has been increased interest in equine viral arteritis (EVA) among veterinarians and horse owners. Outbreaks of the disease were identified initially in New Mexico, USA in 2006, and in the Normandy region of France in the summer of 2007. Both occurrences were associated with AI of cool-shipped semen. Each was linked to respiratory illness, neonatal death, abortion, development of carrier stallions, and cancellation of equestrian events. In light of the increased interest, this paper will present a brief case history, followed by a review addressing common concerns regarding EVA, current status, and control and prevention strategies, including vaccination, and recommended bio-security measures.
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- G R Holyoak
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA.
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Glaser AL, Chirnside ED, Horzinek MC, de Vries AA. Equine arteritis virus. Theriogenology 2007; 47:1275-95. [PMID: 16728076 PMCID: PMC7127492 DOI: 10.1016/s0093-691x(97)00107-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/1997] [Accepted: 03/03/1997] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Equine arteritis virus (EAV) is a small, enveloped, positive-stranded RNA virus, in the family Arteriviridae , W.H.ich can infect both horses and donkeys. While the majority of EAV infections are asymptomatic, acutely infected animals may develop a wide range of clinical signs, including pyrexia, limb and ventral edema, depression, rhinitis, and conjunctivitis. The virus may cause abortion and has caused mortality in neonates. After natural EAV infection, most horses develop a solid, long-term immunity to the disease. Marzz and geldings eliminate the virus within 60 days, but 30 to 60% of acutely infected stallions will become persistently infected. These persistently infected animals maintain EAV within the reproductive tract, shed virus continuously in the semen, and can transmit the virus venereally. Mares infected venereally may not have clinical signs, but they shed large amounts of virus in nasopharyngeal secretions and in urine, which may result in lateral spread of the infection by an aerosol route. The consequences of venereally acquired infection are minimal, with no known effects on conception rate, but mares infected at a late stages of gestation may abort. Identification of carrier stallions is crucial to control the dissemination of EAV. The stallions can be identified by serological screening using a virus neutralization (VN) test. If positive at a titer of >/= 1:4, the stallion should be tested for persistent infection by virus isolation from the sperm-rich fraction of the ejaculate, or by test mating Shedding stallions should not be used for breeding, or should be bred only to mares seropositive from a natural infection or from vaccination, the mares should be subsequently isolated from seronegative horses for three weeks after natural or artificial insemination. A live attenuated (ARVAC) and a formalin-inactivated (ARTERVAC) vaccine are available. Both vaccines induce virus-neutralizing antibodies, the presence of which correlates with protection from disease, abortion, and the development of a persistent infection. Serological investigations indicate that EAV has a worldwide distribution and that its prevalence is increasing. As a consequence, an increasing number of equine viral arteritis (EVA) outbreaks is being reported. This trend is likely to continue unless action is taken to slow or halt the transmission of this agent through semen.
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- A L Glaser
- Institute of Virology, Veterinary Faculty, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Bacterial, viral and protozoal infections may cause severe reproductive losses. The present paper reviews the risk factors, clinical signs and preventive measures for the most important venereal or potential sexually transmitted diseases in horses. The stallion and use of semen for artificial insemination represent major risk factors for the transmission of bacterial contaminants of the penis, including Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae, known to cause endometritis and infertility in the mare. The role of the stallion in disease transmission is also due to the non-clinical manifestation of diseases such as contagious equine metritis and equine viral arteritis. Dourine has been eradicated from many countries, but continues to be a problem in other areas of the globe. Strategies for the prevention of introduction and transmission of diseases in breeding operation are discussed.
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- Juan C Samper
- Veterinary Reproductive Services, Langley, BC, Canada.
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Mittelholzer C, Johansson I, Olsson AK, Ronéus M, Klingeborn B, Belák S. Recovery of Swedish Equine arteritis viruses from semen by cell culture isolation and RNA transfection. J Virol Methods 2005; 133:48-52. [PMID: 16297456 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2005.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2005] [Revised: 10/11/2005] [Accepted: 10/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Recovery of infectious Equine arteritis virus (EAV) from the semen of persistently infected Swedish stallions was attempted by classical cell culture isolation and by transfection of extracted total RNA. Whereas virus from semen samples stored for several months at -20 degrees C or from extended semen could only be recovered by transfection of extracted RNA, isolation in cell culture was achieved readily with fresh, unextended semen stored at -70 degrees C or directly used after sampling. In parallel, the viruses were examined in the variable region of the large glycoprotein GP5 by nested RT-PCR and direct nucleotide sequencing. The resulting sequences were placed into a large phylogenetic tree from this region, demonstrating that Swedish strains belonged to very diverse phylogenetic groups. This represents the first report of recovery of infectious EAV from archived semen samples by RNA transfection.
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Castillo-Olivares J, Wieringa R, Bakonyi T, de Vries AAF, Davis-Poynter NJ, Rottier PJM. Generation of a candidate live marker vaccine for equine arteritis virus by deletion of the major virus neutralization domain. J Virol 2003; 77:8470-80. [PMID: 12857916 PMCID: PMC165223 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.77.15.8470-8480.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Equine arteritis virus (EAV) is an enveloped plus-strand RNA virus of the family Arteriviridae (order Nidovirales) that causes respiratory and reproductive disease in equids. Protective, virus-neutralizing antibodies (VNAb) elicited by infection are directed predominantly against an immunodominant region in the membrane-proximal domain of the viral envelope glycoprotein G(L), allowing recently the establishment of a sensitive peptide enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based on this particular domain (J. Nugent et al., J. Virol. Methods 90:167-183, 2000). By using an infectious cDNA we have now generated, in the controlled background of a nonvirulent virus, a mutant EAV from which this immunodominant domain was deleted. This virus, EAV-G(L)Delta, replicated to normal titers in culture cells, although at a slower rate than wild-type EAV, and caused an asymptomatic infection in ponies. The antibodies induced neutralized the mutant virus efficiently in vitro but reacted poorly to wild-type EAV strains. Nevertheless, when inoculated subsequently with virulent EAV, the immunized animals, in contrast to nonvaccinated controls, were fully protected against disease; replication of the challenge virus occurred briefly at low though detectable levels. The levels of protection achieved suggest that an immune effector mechanism other than VNAb plays an important role in protection against infection. As expected, infection with EAV-G(L)Delta did not induce a measurable response in our G(L)-peptide ELISA while the challenge infection of the animals clearly did. EAV-G(L)Delta or similar mutants are therefore attractive marker vaccine candidates, enabling serological discrimination between vaccinated and wild-type virus-infected animals.
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- Javier Castillo-Olivares
- Centre for Preventive Medicine, Animal Health Trust, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7UU, United Kingdom
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Castillo-Olivares J, de Vries AAF, Raamsman MJB, Rottier PJM, Lakhani K, Westcott D, Tearle JP, Wood JLN, Mumford JA, Hannant D, Davis-Poynter NJ. Evaluation of a prototype sub-unit vaccine against equine arteritis virus comprising the entire ectodomain of the virus large envelope glycoprotein (G(L)): induction of virus-neutralizing antibody and assessment of protection in ponies. J Gen Virol 2001; 82:2425-2435. [PMID: 11562536 DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-82-10-2425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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An Escherichia coli-expressed recombinant protein (6hisG(L)ecto) comprising the entire ectodomain (aa 18-122) of equine arteritis virus (EAV) glycoprotein G(L), the immunodominant viral antigen, induced higher neutralizing antibody titres than other G(L)-derived polypeptides when compared in an immunization study in ponies. The potential of the recombinant G(L) ectodomain to act as a sub-unit vaccine against EAV was evaluated further in three groups of four ponies vaccinated with doses of 35, 70 or 140 microg of protein. All vaccinated animals developed a virus-neutralizing antibody (VNAb) response with peak titres 1-2 weeks after the administration of a booster on week 5 (VNAb titres of 1.8-3.1), 13 (VNAb titres of 1.4-2.9) or 53 (VNAb titres of 1.2-2.3). Vaccinated and unvaccinated control ponies were infected with EAV at different times post-vaccination to obtain information about the degree of protection relative to the levels of pre-challenge VNAb. Vaccination conferred varying levels of protection, as indicated by reduced or absent pyrexia, viraemia and virus excretion from the nasopharynx. The degree of protection correlated well with the levels of pre-challenge VNAb and, in particular, with levels of virus excretion. These results provide the first evidence that a sub-unit vaccine protects horses against EAV. The use of the sub-unit vaccine in combination with a differential diagnostic test based on other EAV antigens would enable serological discrimination between naturally infected and vaccinated equines.
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- Virology Division, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Veterinary Faculty, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 1, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands2
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- Virology Division, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Veterinary Faculty, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 1, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands2
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- Virology Division, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Veterinary Faculty, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 1, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands2
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- Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket CB8 7UU, UK1
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- Veterinary Laboratories Agency Weybridge, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3NB, UK3
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- Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket CB8 7UU, UK1
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- Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket CB8 7UU, UK1
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- Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket CB8 7UU, UK1
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- Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket CB8 7UU, UK1
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- Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket CB8 7UU, UK1
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Hullinger PJ, Gardner IA, Hietala SK, Ferraro GL, MacLachlan NJ. Seroprevalence of antibodies against equine arteritis virus in horses residing in the United States and imported horses. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2001; 219:946-9. [PMID: 11601790 DOI: 10.2460/javma.2001.219.946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare seroprevalence of antibodies against equine arteritis virus (EAV) in horses residing in the United States with that of imported horses. DESIGN Serologic survey. SAMPLE POPULATION Serum samples from 364 horses on 44 equine operations in California and 226 horses imported from various countries. PROCEDURE Serum samples were collected from each imported horse and from up to 20 horses on each operation. For resident horses, the number of sampled horses on each operation was determined on the basis of the number of horses on the operation. Samples were tested for antibodies against EAV by use of a serum neutralization test. RESULTS 1.9% of resident horses and 18.6% of imported horses were seropositive to EAV, including 16.1% of imported stallions. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results indicate that the EAV seroprevalence of horses residing in California is considerably lower than that of imported horses, including imported stallions.
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- P J Hullinger
- California Department of Food and Agriculture, Animal Health and Food Safety Services, Sacramento 95814, USA
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Nugent J, Sinclair R, deVries AA, Eberhardt RY, Castillo-Olivares J, Davis Poynter N, Rottier PJ, Mumford JA. Development and evaluation of ELISA procedures to detect antibodies against the major envelope protein (G(L)) of equine arteritis virus. J Virol Methods 2000; 90:167-83. [PMID: 11064117 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-0934(00)00231-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Enzyme-linked immunosorbant assays (ELISAs) were developed for the detection of antibodies against the major envelope glycoprotein (G(L)) of equine arteritis virus (EAV). A 6-Histidine tagged recombinant protein expressing the complete G(L) ectodomain (G(L)-6His), a glutathione-S-transferase recombinant protein expressing amino acids 55-98 of G(L) (G(L)-GST) and an ovalbumin-conjugated synthetic peptide representing amino acids 81-106 of G(L) (G(L)-OVA) were used as diagnostic antigens. An ELISA procedure was developed and optimised for each antigen. The G(L)-OVA and G(L)-6His assays showed the greatest specificity while the G(L)-GST assay was slightly more sensitive that the G(L)-OVA and G(L)-6His assays; results based on the analysis of 50 virus neutralisation positive and 50 virus neutralisation negative sera. The G(L)-OVA ELISA was selected for further evaluation since it was simpler to use than ELISAs based on recombinant antigens and did not suffer from background reactivity. The final sensitivity and specificity of the G(L)-OVA ELISA were 96.75 and 95.6%, respectively, results based on the analysis of 400 virus neutralisation positive and 400 virus neutralisation negative sera. It also detected EAV antibody (100% efficiency) in seropositive shedding stallions and, in ponies infected experimentally with the UK93 isolate of EAV, the appearance of virus neutralising antibodies and G(L)-OVA ELISA-specific immunoglobulins coincided.
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- J Nugent
- Centre for Preventive Medicine, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, CB8 7UU, Suffolk, UK.
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Newton JR, Wood JL, Castillo-Olivares FJ, Mumford JA. Serological surveillance of equine viral arteritis in the United Kingdom since the outbreak in 1993. Vet Rec 1999; 145:511-6. [PMID: 10576624 DOI: 10.1136/vr.145.18.511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Serological analysis of blood samples submitted to the Animal Health Trust showed that during 1995, 185 of 9203 unvaccinated horses (2.0 per cent) tested positive for antibodies to equine arteritis virus (EAV), and that during 1996, 46 of 8851 unvaccinated horses (0.52 per cent) tested positive. During both years thoroughbreds were the predominant breed tested and only a small proportion of these (<0.3 per cent), consisting predominantly of imported mares, were seropositive. In contrast, among standardbred horses, from which samples were actively solicited in 1995, 84 of 454 (18.5 per cent) were seropositive. Among standardbreds there was a difference in prevalence between types of horses, with 3.7 per cent of racing horses, 25 per cent of non-racing horses and 41 per cent of stallions testing seropositive. Investigations of seropositive stallions identified during 1994 and 1995 demonstrated that clinically inapparent equine viral arteritis (EVA) had occurred previously in the UK. Of 50 seropositive stallions, nearly half were standardbreds and nearly all had been imported from either North America or the European Union. Whether 34 seropositive stallions were shedding virus in their semen was established either by test mating, by the serology of the covered mares, or by investigation by MAFF following the introduction of the Equine Viral Arteritis Order 1995. Nine of the stallions (26.5 per cent) were identified as presumptive shedders of EAV in semen and among specific breeds, viral shedding was identified in six of 15 (40 per cent) standardbreds and three of nine (33 per cent) warmbloods. In contrast with the outbreak of EVA in the UK in 1993, no signs of disease typical of EAV infection were reported during these investigations, even in mares test mated to stallions shedding the virus.
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- J R Newton
- Centre for Preventive Medicine, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, Suffolk
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Mellor DJ, Love S, Gettinby G, Reid SW. Demographic characteristics of the equine population of northern Britain. Vet Rec 1999; 145:299-304. [PMID: 10515615 DOI: 10.1136/vr.145.11.299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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The size, composition and distribution of the equine population of Scotland and the five northernmost counties in England were estimated through a series of mailed questionnaire surveys of sentinel veterinary practices and horse owners. An estimated 96,622 equine animals were kept by an estimated 26,114 owners. The mean (sd) age of the population was 11.0 (7.5) years (range one month to 37 years). Thoroughbred or thoroughbred-cross animals were the most numerous, constituting 30 per cent (95 per cent confidence interval 27 to 33 per cent) of the total population. The ratio of males:females was 1:1.
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- D J Mellor
- Division of Farm Animal Medicine and Production, University of Glasgow Veterinary School
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Kondo T, Fukunaga Y, Sekiguchi K, Sugiura T, Imagawa H. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for serological survey of equine arteritis virus in racehorses. J Vet Med Sci 1998; 60:1043-5. [PMID: 9795910 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.60.1043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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To examine antibodies against equine arteritis virus (EAV), an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using purified virus antigen was developed. The results of ELISA were compared with those of serum neutralization (SN) tests. The ELISA absorbance values and the SN titers in sera collected weekly from EAV-infected horses showed a similar pattern. The ELISA could detect antibody to EAV in horses experimentally infected with not only a homologous virus strain, which was used as the ELISA antigen, but also a heterologous strain. Using the ELISA, serum samples collected in 1996 from racehorses in three prefectures (Hokkaido, Ibaraki, and Shiga) were examined and there was no evidence of recent EAV infection among these racehorse populations in Japan. The ELISA should be a simple and highly specific method for rapid screening of EAV infection in racehorses.
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- T Kondo
- Epizootic Research Station, Equine Research Institute, Japan Racing Association, Tochigi, Japan
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Russell PH, Lyaruu VH, Millar JD, Curry MR, Watson PF. The potential transmission of infectious agents by semen packaging during storage for artificial insemination. Anim Reprod Sci 1997; 47:337-42. [PMID: 9360772 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4320(97)00017-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Plastic straws, of a type widely used for semen cryopreservation, sealed using three different methods, (PVA powder, plastic spheres and plasticine modelling clay) were tested for leakage of low molecular weight dye (methylene blue), bacteria (Escherichia coli) and virus (Newcastle disease virus). Leakage was found to be dependent on the method used to fill the straws. Straws filled using a traditional 'dip and wipe' method and sealed with PVA powder demonstrated a significant degree of methylene blue leakage (0.0269% of the total straw contents) probably associated with contamination of the powder sealing plug. Straws filled using an aseptic filling technique showed no detectable leakage of any agent with any of the sealing methods. This study highlights the need to establish good-practice guidelines for the packaging of semen collected for freezing and future AI from non-domestic livestock where disease-free status cannot be guaranteed and unsophisticated technology is used.
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- P H Russell
- Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK
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Del Piero F, Wilkins PA, Lopez JW, Glaser AL, Dubovi EJ, Schlafer DH, Lein DH. Equine viral arteritis in newborn foals: clinical, pathological, serological, microbiological and immunohistochemical observations. Equine Vet J 1997; 29:178-85. [PMID: 9234009 DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1997.tb01666.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Clinical, pathological, immunohistochemical, serological and microbiological findings are described for 2 geographically and temporally distinct equine arteritis virus (EAV) epidemics in newborn foals. Outbreak A occurred at a commercial Standardbred breeding facility; Outbreak B began in a group of research animals. Clinical signs were severe and primarily referable to the respiratory tract. Fever and leucopenia and/or thrombocytopenia were observed in foals surviving for more than 24 h. The most common gross pathological findings were limited to the respiratory tract. Common histopathological findings included interstitial pneumonia, lymphocytic arteritis and periarteritis with fibrinoid necrosis of the tunica media. Renal tubular necrosis was noted in 2 foals. Immunoperoxidase histochemistry combined with virus isolation was diagnostic in all cases.
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- F Del Piero
- Department of Pathology, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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Paweska JT, Binns MM, Woods PS, Chirnside ED. A survey for antibodies to equine arteritis virus in donkeys, mules and zebra using virus neutralisation (VN) and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Equine Vet J 1997; 29:40-3. [PMID: 9031862 DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1997.tb01634.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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A seroepidemiological survey of donkeys in South Africa (n = 4300) indicated a wide distribution and increasing prevalence of antibodies to equine arteritis virus (EAV). Donkey sera inhibited equine arteritis virus infection in virus neutralisation (VN) tests and in ELISA specifically bound to a recombinant antigen derived from the Bucyrus isolate of EAV. These results suggest that donkeys have been exposed to the same serotype of this virus as circulates among horses. A good correlation existed between EAV neutralising antibody titres and ELISA absorbance values (0.8631); the ELISA was sensitive and specific (99.2% and 80.3% respectively) for donkey sera when compared to the VN test and the recombinant ELISA antigen did not cross-react with sera positive for common African equine pathogens. VN+ ELISA+ donkeys were also found in Morocco and Zimbabwe and seropositive mules in both South Africa and Morocco. No seropositive zebra (n = 266) were detected from game reserves or zoos in 9 countries. The results confirm that in addition to horses and donkeys, mules are naturally infected with EAV.
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- J T Paweska
- Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Division of Virology, Republic of South Africa
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Glaser AL, de Vries AA, Rottier PJ, Horzinek MC, Colenbrander B. Equine arteritis virus: a review of clinical features and management aspects. Vet Q 1996; 18:95-9. [PMID: 8903141 DOI: 10.1080/01652176.1996.9694625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Sero-epidemiological surveys have revealed that equine arteritis virus (EAV) is prevalent in most European countries. The virus causes sporadic cases of respiratory disease and abortion in horses, the incidence of which has increased in recent years. Mares and geldings eliminate virus after acute infection, but 30% to 60% of stallions become persistently infected. In these animals, EAV is maintained within the reproductive tract and is shed continuously in the semen. Persistent infection with EAV in stallions has no negative consequences for fertility but mares inseminated with virus-contaminated semen can have an acute infection. These mares shed large amounts of virus in respiratory secretions and urine, leading to lateral spread of the virus to other susceptible horses. Acute infection at later stages of gestation can lead to abortion. Effective control of the spread of EAV infection depends on the identification of virus-shedding stallions. Persistently infected stallions should not be used for breeding or should be bred only to seropositive mares. Mares bred to shedding stallions should be isolated from other animals for a period of 3 weeks following insemination to prevent the lateral spread of EAV.
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- A L Glaser
- Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Institute of Virology, The Netherlands
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MacLachlan NJ, Balasuriya UB, Rossitto PV, Hullinger PA, Patton JF, Wilson WD. Fatal experimental equine arteritis virus infection of a pregnant mare: immunohistochemical staining of viral antigens. J Vet Diagn Invest 1996; 8:367-74. [PMID: 8844583 DOI: 10.1177/104063879600800316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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- N J MacLachlan
- Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616, USA
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Paweska JT, Volkmann DH, Barnard BJ, Chirnside ED. Sexual and in-contact transmission of asinine strain of equine arteritis virus among donkeys. J Clin Microbiol 1995; 33:3296-9. [PMID: 8586720 PMCID: PMC228691 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.33.12.3296-3299.1995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Two in a group of five naturally seropositive donkey stallions were found to shed equine arteritis virus (EAV) in their semen as demonstrated by virus isolation. Direct intramuscular inoculation of sonicated semen from one virus-shedding stallion (S3) caused clinical disease in two donkeys from which virus was recovered and in which seroconversion was detected. Sexual transmission was confirmed in two mares mated to S3 when after a febrile response during which EAV was isolated from huffy coats and nasal and ocular exudates, both mares were found to have seroconverted. In-contact transmission in a susceptible stallion was demonstrated after its exposure to a sexually infected mare. The 3' end of the asinine virus was amplified directly from donkey semen with EAV-specific primers, and its nucleotide sequence was found to be homologous to that of the prototype Bucyrus virus isolated from horses. These results indicate that EAV and its disease transmission are analogous in donkeys and horses.
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- J T Paweska
- Department of Virology, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Republic of South Africa
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Chirnside ED, Francis PM, de Vries AA, Sinclair R, Mumford JA. Development and evaluation of an ELISA using recombinant fusion protein to detect the presence of host antibody to equine arteritis virus. J Virol Methods 1995; 54:1-13. [PMID: 7559853 PMCID: PMC7119792 DOI: 10.1016/0166-0934(95)00020-u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A recombinant glutathione-S-transferase fusion protein expressing amino acids 55-98 of equine arteritis virus (EAV) GL (rGL 55-98) was tested in an ELISA for its ability to detect serum antibodies to EAV. Host antibodies induced following EAV infection bound the recombinant antigen by ELISA. The ELISA specificity and sensitivity were determined with a panel of equine sera including postinfection and postvaccination samples. A good correlation existed between EAV neutralizing antibody titers and ELISA absorbance values (r = 0.827). The sensitivity and specificity of the ELISA were 99.6 and 90.1%, respectively, compared with EAV neutralization test and the recombinant antigen did not crossreact in ELISA with equine sera directed against other common equine respiratory viruses. Three post-EAV infection equine sera raised against different EAV isolates reacted strongly in the ELISA, as did two equine sera raised against EAV vaccines, indicating that the viral epitope was conserved between the viruses tested. Following vaccination with an inactivated whole virus vaccine, antibody detected with the recombinant antigen ELISA preceded the development of a virus-neutralizing response. The study demonstrates the potential application of rGL 55-98 as a diagnostic antigen.
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- E D Chirnside
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kennett, Newmarket, Suffolk, UK
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