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Assessment of replication and virulence of attenuated pseudorabies virus in swine.
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Journal of veterinary science [J Vet Sci] 2002 Jun; Vol. 3 (2), pp. 61-6. - Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- A nonclinical study was conducted to characterize the replication behavior of a modified live gE-deleted pseudorabies virus (PRV MS+1) in swine and potential for reversion to virulence after animal passages. Two to 3 week-old weaned pigs, negative for PRV, were maintained in isolation and challenged by intranasal instillation. For the first passage, 6 pigs were given 1 mL of PRV MS+1 (10(7.3)TCID(50)/mL) and 2 were necropsied at 3, 4 and 5 days post-inoculation (PI). Brain and secondary lymphoid tissues were collected, homogenized and the supernatants individually pooled for virus isolation, and PRV was recovered from each sample. No clinical signs of PRV infection were observed, but each pig had a nasal swab suspect or positive for PRV. For the second passage, 5 pigs were given 1 mL of the homogenate of mixed tissues from 1 animal in the previous passage (PRV at 10(1.9) TCID(50)/mL). At 5 days PI, all pigs were necropsied, and PRV was not recovered from their tissue homogenates or nasal swabs, and no clinical signs were observed. During a second attempt at a second passage, tissue homogenates from all pigs in the first passage (PRV at approximately 10(1.7)TCID50(50)/mL) were pooled and used to inoculate 15 pigs with 2 mL for 3 consecutive days. Ten pigs were monitored for clinical signs and seroconversion through 21 days PI, and 5 pigs were necropsied at 5 days PI. No clinical signs or PRV antibodies were detected in the 10 monitored pigs, and no PRV was recovered from the homogenates or nasal swabs of the 5 necropsied pigs. Thus, no evidence of reversion to virulence was demonstrated in pigs given the attenuated PRV.
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- Animals
Female
Herpesvirus 1, Suid genetics
Herpesvirus 1, Suid immunology
Male
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Pseudorabies immunology
Swine immunology
Swine Diseases immunology
Swine Diseases virology
Virulence
Herpesvirus 1, Suid pathogenicity
Herpesvirus 1, Suid physiology
Pseudorabies virology
Swine virology
Virus Replication
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1229-845X
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of veterinary science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 12441673