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Sebbar G, Zro K, Id Sidi Yahia K, Elouennass M, Filali-Maltouf A, Belkadi B. Antimicrobial susceptibility screening test of Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida (serogroup A) Moroccan strains isolated from ruminants. BJVM 2022. [DOI: 10.15547/bjvm.2019-0109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The present study is the first report aimed to determine the antibiotic susceptibility profiles of Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida serogroup A Moroccan isolates. Each isolate was tested for sensitivity to amoxicillin (A), amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (AMC), gentamicin (CN), streptomycin (STR), florfenicol (FFC), doxycycline (DO), erythromycin (E), spiramycin (SP), nalidixic acid (NA), flumequine (UB), enrofloxacin (ENF) and sulfamethoxazole (SXT). All isolates showed resistance to the antibiotics tested at a rate greater than 14%, except for one P. multocida isolate which had no resistance profile against AMC. The highest level of resistance was found against NA for P. multocida (100%) and against UB (82.4%) for M. haemolytica. The sensitivity rates for P. multocida were between 0 (against NA) and 85.7% (against STR, AMC, FFC), whereas sensitivity of M. haemolytica isolates ranged from 17.6% against UB and 79.4% against AMC. For both Pasteurellaceae species, the AMC was the most effective antimicrobial agent, however multi-drug resistance was observed in all isolates raising the interest to monitor the antimicrobial susceptibility of Pasteurellaceae species to determine appropriate antibiotic for treatment of pasteurellosis.
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- G. Sebbar
- Society of Veterinary Pharmaceutical and Biological Productions (Biopharma), Rabat, Morocco
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- Society of Veterinary Pharmaceutical and Biological Productions (Biopharma), Rabat, Morocco
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- Bacteriology Service, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
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Pedarrieu A, El Mellouli F, Khallouki H, Zro K, Sebbar G, Sghaier S, Madani H, Bouayed N, Lo MM, Diop M, Ould El Mamy AB, Barry Y, Dakouo M, Traore A, Gagara H, Souley MM, Acha S, Mapaco L, Chang’a J, Nyakilinga D, Lubisi BA, Tshabalala T, Filippone C, Heraud JM, Chamassy SB, Achiraffi A, Keck N, Grard G, Mohammed KAA, Alrizqi AM, Cetre-Sossah C. External quality assessment of Rift Valley fever diagnosis in countries at risk of the disease: African, Indian Ocean and Middle-East regions. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0251263. [PMID: 34010292 PMCID: PMC8133482 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), an arbovirus belonging to the Phlebovirus genus of the Phenuiviridae family, causes the zoonotic and mosquito-borne RVF. The virus, which primarily affects livestock (ruminants and camels) and humans, is at the origin of recent major outbreaks across the African continent (Mauritania, Libya, Sudan), and in the South-Western Indian Ocean (SWIO) islands (Mayotte). In order to be better prepared for upcoming outbreaks, to predict its introduction in RVFV unscathed countries, and to run efficient surveillance programmes, the priority is harmonising and improving the diagnostic capacity of endemic countries and/or countries considered to be at risk of RVF. A serological inter-laboratory proficiency test (PT) was implemented to assess the capacity of veterinary laboratories to detect antibodies against RVFV. A total of 18 laboratories in 13 countries in the Middle East, North Africa, South Africa, and the Indian Ocean participated in the initiative. Two commercial kits and two in-house serological assays for the detection of RVFV specific IgG antibodies were tested. Sixteen of the 18 participating laboratories (88.9%) used commercial kits, the analytical performance of test sensitivity and specificity based on the seroneutralisation test considered as the reference was 100%. The results obtained by the laboratories which used the in-house assay were correct in only one of the two criteria (either sensitivity or specificity). In conclusion, most of the laboratories performed well in detecting RVFV specific IgG antibodies and can therefore be considered to be prepared. Three laboratories in three countries need to improve their detection capacities. Our study demonstrates the importance of conducting regular proficiency tests to evaluate the level of preparedness of countries and of building a network of competent laboratories in terms of laboratory diagnosis to better face future emerging diseases in emergency conditions.
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- Aurélie Pedarrieu
- ASTRE, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier, France
- CIRAD, UMR ASTRE, F-34398 Montpellier Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Régional d’Analyses et de Recherches de Casablanca, Office National de la Sécurité Sanitaire des aliments), Nouaceur, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Laboratoire Régional d’Analyses et de Recherches de Casablanca, Office National de la Sécurité Sanitaire des aliments), Nouaceur, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Département de Virologie, Institut de la Recherche Vétérinaire de Tunisie (IRVT), Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire Central Vétérinaire d’Alger, Institut National de Médecine Vétérinaire (INMV), Mohammadia, Algeria
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- Laboratoire Central Vétérinaire d’Alger, Institut National de Médecine Vétérinaire (INMV), Mohammadia, Algeria
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- Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles, Laboratoire National de l’Elevage et de Recherches Vétérinaires (ISRA-LNERV), Dakar, Senegal
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- Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles, Laboratoire National de l’Elevage et de Recherches Vétérinaires (ISRA-LNERV), Dakar, Senegal
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- Office National de Recherches et de Développement de l’Elevage (ONARDEL), Nouakchott, Mauritania
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- Laboratoire Central de l’Elevage (LABOCEL), Niamey, Niger
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- Agrarian Research Institute of Mozambique, Directorate of Aninal Science, Central Veterinary Laboratory, Maputo, Mozambique
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- Agrarian Research Institute of Mozambique, Directorate of Aninal Science, Central Veterinary Laboratory, Maputo, Mozambique
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- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Biotechnology, Tanzania Veterinary Laboratory Agency, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Biotechnology, Tanzania Veterinary Laboratory Agency, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Research (ARC-OVR), Onderstepoort, South Africa
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- Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Research (ARC-OVR), Onderstepoort, South Africa
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- Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Unité de Virologie, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Unité de Virologie, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Laboratoire vétérinaire et d’analyses départemental (LVAD976), Mayotte, France
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- Laboratoire Départemental Vétérinaire (LDV34), Montpellier, France
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- Centre National de Référence sur les arboviruses (CNR Arbovirus), Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées (IRBA), Marseille, France
- Unité des Virus Émergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ-IRD 190-Inserm 1207-IHU Méditerranée Infection), Marseille, France
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- The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA), Jazan Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Jizan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- ASTRE, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier, France
- CIRAD, UMR ASTRE, F-97490 Sainte-Clotilde, La Réunion, France
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Sebbar G, Hni B, Hökelek T, Mague JT, Sebbar NK, Belkadi B, Essassi EM. Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and inter-action energy, DFT and anti-bacterial activity studies of ( Z)-4-hexyl-2-(4-methyl-benzyl-idene)-2 H-benzo[ b][1,4]thia-zin-3(4 H)-one. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun 2020; 76:889-895. [PMID: 32523758 PMCID: PMC7273998 DOI: 10.1107/s205698902000657x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The title compound, C22H25NOS, consists of methyl-benzyl-idene and benzo-thia-zine units linked to a hexyl moiety, where the thia-zine ring adopts a screw-boat conformation. In the crystal, inversion dimers are formed by weak C-HMthn⋯OBnzthz hydrogen bonds and are linked into chains extending along the a-axis direction by weak C-HBnz⋯OBnzthz (Bnz = benzene, Bnzthz = benzo-thia-zine and Mthn = methine) hydrogen bonds. A Hirshfeld surface analysis of the crystal structure indicates that the most important contributions for the crystal packing are from H⋯H (59.2%) and H⋯C/C⋯H (27.9%) inter-actions. Hydrogen bonding and van der Waals inter-actions are the dominant inter-actions in the crystal packing. Computational chemistry indicates that in the crystal, the C-HBnz⋯OBnzthz and C-HMthn⋯OBnzthz hydrogen-bond energies are 75.3 and 56.5 kJ mol-1, respectively. Density functional theory (DFT) optimized structures at the B3LYP/ 6-311 G(d,p) level are compared with the experimentally determined mol-ecular structure in the solid state. The HOMO-LUMO behaviour was elucidated to determine the energy gap. Moreover, the anti-bacterial activity of the title compound was evaluated against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
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- Ghizlane Sebbar
- Laboratory of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Heterocyclique URAC 21, Pôle de Competence Pharmacochimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
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- Department of Physics, Hacettepe University, 06800 Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Heterocyclique URAC 21, Pôle de Competence Pharmacochimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
- Laboratoire de Chimie Appliquée et Environnement, Equipe de Chimie Bioorganique Appliquée, Faculté des Sciences, Université Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Heterocyclique URAC 21, Pôle de Competence Pharmacochimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
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Sebbar G, Mohamed E, Hökelek T, Mague JT, Sebbar NK, Essassi EM, Belkadi B. Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and inter-action energy, DFT and anti-bacterial activity studies of ethyl 2-[(2 Z)-2-(2-chloro-benzyl-idene)-3-oxo-3,4-di-hydro-2 H-1,4-benzo-thia-zin-4-yl]acetate. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun 2020; 76:629-636. [PMID: 32431922 PMCID: PMC7199248 DOI: 10.1107/s2056989020004119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The title compound, C19H16ClNO3S, consists of chloro-phenyl methyl-idene and di-hydro-benzo-thia-zine units linked to an acetate moiety, where the thia-zine ring adopts a screw-boat conformation. In the crystal, two sets of weak C-HPh⋯ODbt (Ph = phenyl and Dbt = di-hydro-benzo-thia-zine) hydrogen bonds form layers of mol-ecules parallel to the bc plane. The layers stack along the a-axis direction with inter-calation of the ester chains. The crystal studied was a two component twin with a refined BASF of 0.34961 (5). The Hirshfeld surface analysis of the crystal structure indicates that the most important contributions to the crystal packing are from H⋯H (37.5%), H⋯C/C⋯H (24.6%) and H⋯O/O⋯H (16.7%) inter-actions. Hydrogen-bonding and van der Waals inter-actions are the dominant inter-actions in the crystal packing. Computational chemistry indicates that in the crystal, C-HPh⋯ODbt hydrogen bond energies are 38.3 and 30.3 kJ mol-1. Density functional theory (DFT) optimized structures at the B3LYP/ 6-311 G(d,p) level are compared with the experimentally determined mol-ecular structure in the solid state. The HOMO-LUMO behaviour was elucidated to determine the energy gap. Moreover, the anti-bacterial activity of the title compound has been evaluated against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
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- Ghizlane Sebbar
- Laboratory of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Heterocyclique URAC 21, Pole de Competence Pharmacochimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
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- Department of Physics, Hacettepe University, 06800 Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Heterocyclique URAC 21, Pole de Competence Pharmacochimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
- Laboratoire de Chimie Appliquee et Environnement, Equipe de Chimie Bioorganique Appliquee, Faculte des Sciences, Université Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Morocco
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Heterocyclique URAC 21, Pole de Competence Pharmacochimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
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Fellahi S, Ducatez M, El Harrak M, Guérin JL, Touil N, Sebbar G, Bouaiti EA, Khataby K, Ennaji MM, El-Houadfi M. Prevalence and molecular characterization of avian infectious bronchitis virus in poultry flocks in Morocco from 2010 to 2014 and first detection of Italy 02 in Africa. Avian Pathol 2016; 44:287-95. [PMID: 25925561 DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2015.1044422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and diversity of infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) genotypes in poultry flocks in 16 areas of Morocco between 2010 and 2014. A total of 360 chicken flocks suspected of being infected by IBV were screened for the IBV N gene using real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Flocks were classified into four groups according to their IBV vaccination programme. Group 1 contained unvaccinated birds. Group 2 received a single application of live H120 vaccine. Groups 3 and 4 birds received one or two booster vaccination(s), respectively, mostly using the H120 vaccine. The real-time RT-PCR results showed that 51.7% of the flocks were positive for the IBV genome with geographical disparities. Molecular characterization of IBV was performed on 50 RT-PCR positive samples by partially sequencing the S1 gene, including the hypervariable regions (nucleotides 705-1097). Two predominant genotypes were detected, with the Massachusetts type dominating (66%), among which 25% of the samples were identical to the H120 vaccine. The second most common genotype (present in 32% of the flocks) was surprisingly Italy 02, revealing the first detection of this genotype in Morocco and also in Africa. 793B, the predominant genotype in the late 1990s in Morocco, was only detected on one occasion and was identical to the 4/91 vaccine strain. This study highlights the high prevalence of IBV in poultry farms in Morocco and confirms its continuous dynamic changes and evolution.
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- Siham Fellahi
- a Unité de Pathologie Aviaire, Département de Pathologie et Santé Publique Vétérinaire , Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II , Rabat , Morocco
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Ennima I, Sebbar G, Harif B, Amzazi S, Loutfi C, Touil N. Isolation and identification of group A rotaviruses among neonatal diarrheic calves, Morocco. BMC Res Notes 2016; 9:261. [PMID: 27150259 PMCID: PMC4858901 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-016-2065-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Group A rotaviruses (RVA) are the main cause of neonatal calve diarrhea (NCD) in Morocco. In this study, we isolated RVA strains from NCD clinical samples in order to support RVA disease control in Morocco. This isolation process constitutes a first step toward vaccine development. Methods Thirteen fecal samples were obtained from calves with a single episode of neonate calf diarrhea at three different dairies and two samples were collected from field during a severe NCD outbreak. Diagnosis of RVA infection was based on fecal immune-chromatographic rapid test and further evaluated for their hemagglutination (HA) activity. RVA isolation was carried out on MA104 cells after inoculates were treated with different concentrations of trypsin TPCK. All RVA isolates were confirmed by LSI VetMAX™ Triplex Ruminant Rotavirus & Coronavirus Real-Time PCR kit. G and P typing were determined by direct sequencing of the VP4 and VP7 amplicons. Results RVA isolation was achieved for nine clinical samples following one or two passages (60 %) and was properly depended on HA activity and trypsin treatment of inoculates. The first sign of CPE detected consisted of increased cell granularity, obscure cell boundaries, cell rounding, and eventual degeneration and detachment of cells. At lower TPCK concentration (3–10 μg/inoculum), no changes at the cellular level were observed, while cells activated with 25–30 μg of trypsin/inoculums, they degenerated and trypsin cytotoxicity was enhanced. Appreciable changes in cell’s morphology were detected with optimal trypsin concentration of 15–20 μg trypsin/inoculums. Data from qRT-PCR confirmed that unsuccessful cultivations have No-Ct, and all nine isolates have Ct values ranged between 12.17 and 24.69. Analysis sequencing revealed that field isolates were of G6 P[5] serotype and isolates from the dairy NCD samples were of G10 P[14] serotype. Conclusions To our knowledge, this is the first study in Morocco which reports the circulation of G10P[14] in NCD on dairy farms and G6P[5] in the field. Our study constitutes a crucial and a necessary step allowing preventive and veterinary medicine to support RVA disease controls in the country.
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- Imane Ennima
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Immunology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, 4 Avenue Ibn Batouta, B.P. 1014 RP, Rabat, Morocco.
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- Société de Productions des Produits Biologiques & Vétérinaires, Avenue Hassan II, 10051, Rabat, Morocco
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- Société de Productions des Produits Biologiques & Vétérinaires, Avenue Hassan II, 10051, Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Immunology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, 4 Avenue Ibn Batouta, B.P. 1014 RP, Rabat, Morocco
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- Société de Productions des Produits Biologiques & Vétérinaires, Avenue Hassan II, 10051, Rabat, Morocco
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- Equipe de Recherche en Virologie Moléculaire et Onco-Biologie, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université Mohamed V, Av. Mohamed Belarbi El Alaoui, Rabat, Morocco.
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Fellahi S, Harrak ME, Kuhn JH, Sebbar G, Bouaiti EA, Khataby K, Fihri OF, Houadfi ME, Ennaji MM. Comparison of SYBR green I real-time RT-PCR with conventional agarose gel-based RT-PCR for the diagnosis of infectious bronchitis virus infection in chickens in Morocco. BMC Res Notes 2016; 9:231. [PMID: 27106608 PMCID: PMC4841946 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-016-2037-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A rapid, sensitive, and specific molecular method for the diagnosis of infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) infection is important in curbing infectious bronchitis outbreaks in Morocco and other countries. METHODS In this study, an easy-to-perform SYBR green I real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) targeting the nucleocapsid gene of IBV was developed and compared with conventional agarose gel-based RT-PCR for the detection of IBV infection. RESULTS We found that the SYBR green I real-time RT-PCR was at least 10 times more sensitive than the agarose gel electrophoresis detection method. The assay exhibited high specificity for IBV infection. All negative controls, such as Newcastle disease virus, infectious bursal disease virus, and avian influenza virus, were not detected. CONCLUSION The SYBR green I real-time RT-PCR test described herein can be used to rapidly distinguish IBV from other respiratory pathogens, which is important for diagnosis and control of infectious bronchitis outbreaks in Morocco. The test is a valuable and useful method as a routine assay for diagnosis of clinical IBV infection in commercial chickens.
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- Siham Fellahi
- />Unit of Avian Pathology, Agronomic and Veterinary Institute Hassan II, B.P. 6202, Rabat, Morocco
- />Laboratory of Virology, Microbiology and Quality/Ecotoxicology & Biodiversity, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques-University Hassan II Mohammedia, PO Box 146, Quartier Yasmina-Mohammedia, 20650 Casablanca, Morocco
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- />Laboratory of Molecular Biology-Society of Biological Products and Veterinary Pharmaceuticals (Biopharma), B.P. 4569, Km 2, Route de Casa, Rabat, Morocco
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- />Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, B-8200 Research Plaza, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702 USA
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- />Laboratory of Molecular Biology-Society of Biological Products and Veterinary Pharmaceuticals (Biopharma), B.P. 4569, Km 2, Route de Casa, Rabat, Morocco
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- />Laboratory of Epidemiology and Clinical Research. Faculty of Medicine, B.P. 1014, 4, Avenue Ibn Battouta, Rabat, Morocco
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- />Laboratory of Virology, Microbiology and Quality/Ecotoxicology & Biodiversity, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques-University Hassan II Mohammedia, PO Box 146, Quartier Yasmina-Mohammedia, 20650 Casablanca, Morocco
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- />Unit of Avian Pathology, Agronomic and Veterinary Institute Hassan II, B.P. 6202, Rabat, Morocco
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- />Unit of Avian Pathology, Agronomic and Veterinary Institute Hassan II, B.P. 6202, Rabat, Morocco
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- />Laboratory of Virology, Microbiology and Quality/Ecotoxicology & Biodiversity, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques-University Hassan II Mohammedia, PO Box 146, Quartier Yasmina-Mohammedia, 20650 Casablanca, Morocco
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Oura CAL, Sebbar G, Loutfi C, Fassi-Fehri O, Touil N, El Harrak M. No evidence for replication of a field strain of bluetongue virus serotype 1 in the blood of domestic dogs. Res Vet Sci 2013; 96:217-9. [PMID: 24220231 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2013.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2013] [Revised: 10/17/2013] [Accepted: 10/20/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The potential role of domestic dogs in the long-distance transmission of bluetongue virus (BTV) is currently unproven. This study set out, through an experimental infection study, to investigate whether domestic dogs mount a viraemia post-infection with a field strain of BTV serotype 1. All six experimentally infected dogs seroconverted within 14 days and viral RNA was detected in the blood of the dogs, albeit at significantly lower levels than that seen in domestic ruminants. There was no clear evidence for viral replication in the dogs as no increase in viral RNA was observed in, and it was not possible isolate virus from, the blood of the dogs. There was however evidence for a persistence of viral RNA in the blood of the dogs, which may be evidence for a low level of replication or could be indicative of persistence of the viral inoculum.
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- C A L Oura
- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.
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- Société de productions pharmaceutiques et vétérinaires, Laboratoire de Virologie, Av Hassan II, BP 4569 Rabat, Morocco
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- Société de productions pharmaceutiques et vétérinaires, Laboratoire de Virologie, Av Hassan II, BP 4569 Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratoire de microbiologie, IAV Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratoire de Virologie, Hôpital Militaire Med V, UM5, Souissi, Rabat, Morocco
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- Société de productions pharmaceutiques et vétérinaires, Laboratoire de Virologie, Av Hassan II, BP 4569 Rabat, Morocco
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Drif K, Fassi Fihri O, Loutfi C, Sebbar G, Chaffai N, Moulay Ennaji M, Elharrak M. Phylogeny of BTV in Morocco: determination of new reassortants. Front Immunol 2013. [DOI: 10.3389/conf.fimmu.2013.02.00338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hammouchi M, Loutfi C, Sebbar G, Touil N, Chaffai N, Batten C, Harif B, Oura C, El Harrak M. Experimental infection of alpine goats with a Moroccan strain of peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV). Vet Microbiol 2012; 160:240-4. [PMID: 22633480 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.04.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2012] [Revised: 04/20/2012] [Accepted: 04/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) recently caused a serious outbreak of disease in Moroccan sheep and goats. Alpine goats were highly susceptible to PPRV with mortality rates approaching 100%, as opposed to local breeds of sheep which were less susceptible to the disease. The relative susceptibility of alpine goats was investigated through an experimental infection study with the Moroccan strain of PPRV. Severe clinical signs were observed in the alpine goats with virus being excreted through ocular, nasal and oral routes. No difference in the severity of the disease in goats was observed with different inoculation routes and transmission of the virus by direct contact was confirmed. This study confirmed the susceptibility of the alpine goat to PPRV infection and describes a challenge protocol that effectively and consistently reproduced severe clinical signs of PPR in experimentally infected goats.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mustapha Hammouchi
- Société de productions pharmaceutiques et vétérinaires, Laboratoire de Virologie, Av Hassan II, BP 4569, Rabat, Morocco
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