Co-infection of Bovine Papillomavirus and feline-associated Papillomavirus in bovine cutaneous warts.

Authors :: da Silva MA
Carvalho CC
Coutinho LC
Reis MC
de Aragão Batista MV
de Castro RS
Dos Anjos FB
de Freitas AC
Source :: Transboundary and emerging diseases [Transbound Emerg Dis] 2012 Dec; Vol. 59 (6), pp. 539-43. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Jan 25.
Publication Year :: 2012
Abstract: The diversity of papillomavirus (PV) found in bovine cutaneous warts from Brazilian cattle was evaluated using the PCR technique with the utilization of consensus primers MY09/11 and by PCR using Bovine Papillomavirus (BPV) type-specific primers followed by sequencing. Eleven cutaneous warts from 6 cattle herds were selected. Six warts were positive for the presence of PV. The presence of BPV types 1, 2, 3, 6 and feline sarcoid-associated PV (FeSarPV) in cutaneous wart lesions, as well as the presence of co-infections, was found. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that FeSarPV is described co-infecting a cutaneous wart in Brazil. The present study confirms the previous finding of FeSarPV infecting cattle. These results show the necessity of more studies to investigate the diversity of PV in cattle, its diversity and the possibility of co-infection in cattle and other animals.<br /> (© 2012 Blackwell Verlag GmbH.)

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