Oral and Fecal Shedding of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus, Serotype 1 from Experimentally Infected White-tailed Deer
| Autor: | Britta A. Hanson, Joseph K. Gaydos, Andrew B. Allison, Anna S. Yellin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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animal diseases Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Epizootic Biology Odocoileus Virus Feces Disease Transmission Infectious Animals Epizootic hemorrhagic disease Viremia Vector (molecular biology) Serotyping Viral shedding Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Mouth Ecology Deer Rectum Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus biology.organism_classification Virology Reoviridae Infections Virus Shedding Animals Newborn |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 38:166-168 |
| ISSN: | 0090-3558 |
| DOI: | 10.7589/0090-3558-38.1.166 |
| Popis: | Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD), one of the most important infectious diseases of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), is vectored by species of midges in the genus Culicoides. Although vector borne, fecal shedding of EHD virus, serotype 2 has been reported from infected deer in a previous study. To evaluate the potential for fecal and oral shedding, oral and rectal swabs were obtained on day 8 post-inoculation from white-tailed deer fawns experimentally infected with EHD virus, serotype 1 (EHDV-1). Eight deer were viremic for EHDV-1; virus was detected in oral swabs from three (38%) and in rectal swabs from four (50%). The ability to isolate EHDV-1 in oral secretions or feces was not dependent on being able to detect clinical disease. These results indicate that in a relatively large proportion of EHDV-1 infected deer, virus can be detected in feces and oral secretions. Although more work is necessary, such shedding may be important in experimental studies or pen situations where deer-to-deer contact is prevalent and intense. |
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