Pathogenicity of the newly emerged Lagovirus europaeus GI.2 strain in China in experimentally infected rabbits

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第一作者： Chen, Mengmeng

作者： Chen, Mengmeng;Fan, Zhiyu;Hu, Bo;Song, Yanhua;Wei, Houjun;Qiu, Rulong;Zhu, Weifeng;Xu, Weizhong;Wang, Fang

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关键词： GI; 2; Clinical symptoms; Histopathological; Cytokines

期刊名称：VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY （ 影响因子：3.246； 五年影响因子：3.565 ）

ISSN： 0378-1135

年卷期： 2022 年 265 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： In April 2020, rabbit hemorrhagic virus type 2 (Lagovirus europaeus GI.2), which causes highly infectious fatal rabbit hemorrhagic disease, was emerged in China. The phylogenetic analyses of the complete genome sequence of GI.2 showed that it belonged to the non-recombinant GI.3/GI.2 genotype. However, the pathogenicity of this GI.2 strain differed from that of early typical GI.2 strains in Europe. To prevent the spread of the new strain in China, its pathogenicity urgently needs to be studied. Thus, viral shedding and distribution as well as clinical symptoms, histopathological changes, and serum cytokines were studied in experimentally GI.2/SC2020-infected rabbit adults and kits. The kit group showed a shorter survival time after the challenge than the adult group did. The mortality rate was higher in the kits (80 %) than in the adults (30 %). Viral RNA could be detected in both nasal and fecal swabs, and the main dissemination route appeared to be the fecal route. Viral RNA rapidly increased in the blood of the adults and kits at 6 h post-infection, indicating that blood viral load testing can be used for early diagnosis. The most affected organs were the liver and spleen, and the lesions were more severe in the kits than in the adults. The liver contained the highest viral RNA levels. Moreover, serum interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels were increased in the infected rabbits. In conclusion, our findings will help to understand the evolutionary trends and pathogenic characteristics of GI.2 strains in China.

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