Astroviruses in rabbits

By screening rabbits with enterocolitis or enteritis complex and asymptomatic rabbits, we identified a novel astrovirus. The virus was distantly related (19.3%-23.7% aa identity) in the capsid precursor to other mammalian astroviruses within the Mamastrovirus genus. By using real-time reverse transcription PCR, with specific primers and probes and targeting a conserved stretch in open reading frame 1b, we found rabbit astrovirus in 10 (43%) of 23 samples from animals with enteric disease and in 25 (18%) of 139 samples from asymptomatic animals in Italy during 2005-2008. The mean and median titers in the positive animals were 10(2)× and 10(3)× greater, respectively, in the symptomatic animals than in the asymptomatic animals. These findings support the idea that rabbit astroviruses should be included in the diagnostic algorithm of rabbit enteric disease and animal experiments to increase information obtained about their epidemiology and potential pathogenic role.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2011

Erschienen:

2011

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Emerging infectious diseases - 17(2011), 12 vom: 14. Dez., Seite 2287-93

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Martella, Vito [VerfasserIn]
Moschidou, Paschalina [VerfasserIn]
Pinto, Pierfrancesco [VerfasserIn]
Catella, Cristiana [VerfasserIn]
Desario, Constantina [VerfasserIn]
Larocca, Vittorio [VerfasserIn]
Circella, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Bànyai, Krisztian [VerfasserIn]
Lavazza, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Magistrali, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Decaro, Nicola [VerfasserIn]
Buonavoglia, Canio [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Capsid Proteins
DNA, Viral
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 30.04.2012

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3201/eid1712.110967

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM213883902