Foetal infections with bovine viral diarrhoea virus in Argentina. 1996

D P Muñoz, and I A Lager, and S Mersich, and O Zábal, and E Ulloa, and A A Schudel, and E L Weber
Instituto de Virología, CICV-INTA, Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The frequency of isolation of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) from primary tissue cultures and organs from bovine foetuses was studied between 1992 and 1994. Around 25% of primary tissue cultures were BVDV positive. Primary testis cultures were inoculated with homogenates of spleen, kidney, lung and liver from 52 foetuses. Cells were passaged twice and BVDV antigen investigated by indirect immunofluorescence. Non-cytopathic BVDV was detected in at least one organ in 11/52 foetuses (21.2%): 6/10 spleens, 4/7 kidneys, 7/9 lungs and 3/5 livers. Cytopathic BVDV was detected in lung and kidney from two foetuses. Since only gamma-irradiated sera are used in the laboratory and only inactivated BVDV vaccines are applied in Argentina, it was concluded that these isolations represented field infections. In addition to the 11 virus positive foetuses, two foetuses were positive for BVDV antibodies, which suggested a 25% prevalence of infection. These results stress the need for disease control on a herd basis and the requirement for biological reagents of bovine origin for the detection of BVDV.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D001908 Diarrhea Viruses, Bovine Viral A group of viruses in the genus PESTIVIRUS, causing diarrhea, fever, oral ulcerations, hemorrhagic syndrome, and various necrotic lesions among cattle and other domestic animals. The two species (genotypes), BVDV-1 and BVDV-2 , exhibit antigenic and pathological differences. The historical designation, BVDV, consisted of both (then unrecognized) genotypes. Bovine Viral Diarrhea Viruses,Diarrhea Virus, Bovine Viral,Bovine Diarrhea Virus,Bovine Pestivirus,Bovine Diarrhea Viruses,Bovine Pestiviruses,Diarrhea Virus, Bovine,Diarrhea Viruses, Bovine,Pestiviruses, Bovine,Virus, Bovine Diarrhea,Viruses, Bovine Diarrhea
D001912 Bovine Virus Diarrhea-Mucosal Disease Acute disease of cattle caused by the bovine viral diarrhea viruses (DIARRHEA VIRUSES, BOVINE VIRAL). Often mouth ulcerations are the only sign but fever, diarrhea, drop in milk yield, and loss of appetite are also seen. Severity of clinical disease varies and is strain dependent. Outbreaks are characterized by low morbidity and high mortality. Mucosal Disease, Bovine Viral Diarrhea,Bovine Virus Diarrhea Mucosal Disease
D002417 Cattle Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor. Beef Cow,Bos grunniens,Bos indicus,Bos indicus Cattle,Bos taurus,Cow,Cow, Domestic,Dairy Cow,Holstein Cow,Indicine Cattle,Taurine Cattle,Taurus Cattle,Yak,Zebu,Beef Cows,Bos indicus Cattles,Cattle, Bos indicus,Cattle, Indicine,Cattle, Taurine,Cattle, Taurus,Cattles, Bos indicus,Cattles, Indicine,Cattles, Taurine,Cattles, Taurus,Cow, Beef,Cow, Dairy,Cow, Holstein,Cows,Dairy Cows,Domestic Cow,Domestic Cows,Indicine Cattles,Taurine Cattles,Taurus Cattles,Yaks,Zebus
D005260 Female Females
D005315 Fetal Diseases Pathophysiological conditions of the FETUS in the UTERUS. Some fetal diseases may be treated with FETAL THERAPIES. Embryopathies,Disease, Fetal,Diseases, Fetal,Embryopathy,Fetal Disease
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001118 Argentina Country located in southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay.
D015995 Prevalence The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time. Period Prevalence,Point Prevalence,Period Prevalences,Point Prevalences,Prevalence, Period,Prevalence, Point,Prevalences

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