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Isolation and characterization of a reovirus causing spleen necrosis in Pekin ducklings

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作者: Liu, Qinfang 1 ; Zhang, Guozhong 1 ; Huang, Yu 3 ; Ren, Gaixian 1 ; Chen, Liben 1 ; Gao, Jian 1 ; Zhang, Dabing 1 ; Han, 1 ;

作者机构: 1.China Agr Univ, Coll Vet Med, Key Lab Zoonosis, Minist Agr, Beijing 100193, Peoples R China

2.Huazhong Agr Univ, Coll Vet Med, Wuhan 430070, Peoples R China

3.Fujian Acad Agr Sci, Inst Anim

关键词: Pekin duckling;Spleen necrosis;Reovirus;Chicken

期刊名称:VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY ( 影响因子:3.293; 五年影响因子:3.599 )

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摘要: High rates of mortality for Pekin ducklings have been recorded in several duck farms in China since 2006. Dead ducklings were characterized by spleen necrosis, suggesting microbial infection as a cause of disease. Laboratory investigations led to the isolation of a virus strain from the spleen tissues of dead ducklings, designated DRV-HC. Subsequent experimental infections with DRV-HC resulted in marked spleen necrosis in the ducklings similar to those observed in the natural outbreaks. Electron microscopy of the cultured DRV-HC revealed viral particles that were non-enveloped and icosahedral with a mean diameter of approximately 72 nm. Agar gel precipitating tests showed that the isolate shared a common group-specific antigen with chicken reovirus S1133. DNA sequencing revealed that this isolate was closely related to Muscovy duck reoviruses. Experimental infection with DRV-HC resulted in death of young chicks with necrotic foci in the liver and spleen. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the isolation of a duck reovirus with high virulence in Pekin ducklings and SPF chickens.

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