| Autor: |
Gómez-Romero N; Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico., Velazquez-Salinas L; Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.; Molecular Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico., Ridpath JF; Ridpath Consulting, LLC, Gilbert, IA, USA., Verdugo-Rodríguez A; Molecular Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico., Basurto-Alcántara FJ; Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico. basurto@unam.mx. |
| Abstrakt: |
In this communication, we report the presence of RNA of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) as a contaminant of different biological products used in Mexico for veterinary vaccine production. For this purpose, six batches of monovalent vaccines, eight cell line batches used for vaccine production, and 10 fetal bovine serum lots (FBS) commercially available in Mexico from different suppliers were tested by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Viral RNA was detected in 62.5% of the samples analyzed. Phylogenetic analysis revealed the presence of the subgenotypes BVDV-1a, 1b, and BVDV-2a in the tested samples. Collectively, these findings indicate that contamination by BVDV RNA occurs in commercial vaccines and reagents used in research and production of biological products. The ramifications of this contamination are discussed. |
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