Molecular surveillance of equine parvovirus-hepatitis from oral, nasal, vaginal, and semen specimens collected from horses living in Korea.
Transbound Emerg Dis
; 69(6): e3455-e3461, 2022 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-36271506
Equine parvovirus-hepatitis (EqPV-H) is one of the etiological agents of Theiler's disease, causing fulminant hepatitis; however, its transmission route and pathogenesis remain unclear. In the present study, we aimed to determine EqPV-H shedding in oral/nasal/vaginal swabs or semen samples from horses living in Korea using nested polymerase chain reaction. We then used the data obtained to investigate various risk factors associated with EqPV-H including viral shedding, hepatopathological changes, and genetic diversity. Our data revealed occurrence of EqPV-H shedding in these animals (oral: 3/102 [2.9%]; nasal: 3/102 [2.9%]; semen: 1/9 [11.1%]) and identified that both age and country of foaling were significantly associated with EqPV-H shedding (p < .05). In addition, we noted that one of the newly isolated strains clustered separately from the other strains in the phylogenetic tree, revealing unique nucleotide and amino acid substitutions. This is a field surveillance study providing evidence of natural and venereal shedding of EqPV-H and describing its presence in both oral/nasal fluids and semen. This epidemiological and clinical analysis may help specify the clinicopathological features of EqPV-H and facilitate the development of novel disease prevention strategies.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Parvovirus
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Infecciones por Parvoviridae
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Parvovirinae
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Hepatitis
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Hepatitis Viral Animal
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Enfermedades de los Caballos
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Transbound Emerg Dis
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Alemania