Theileria orientalis: a review     

JG Watts  MC Playford  KL Hickey 《New Zealand veterinary journal》2016,64(1):3-9

Theileria orientalis (also known historically as T. sergenti and T. buffeli) is responsible for benign or non-transforming theileriosis, and exerts its major effect through erythrocyte destruction. The life cycle of T. orientalis is essentially similar to that of other Theileria species, except that the schizonts do not induce transformation and fatal lymphoproliferation. The pathogenesis of anaemia as a result of infection is not clearly established and may be multifaceted. Clinical signs of weakness, reluctance to walk and abortion are early but non-specific indications of disease, particularly if accompanied by a history of cattle being moved. Physical examination may reveal pallor (pale eyes, vaginal mucosa), pyrexia, and elevated heart and respiratory rates. T. orientalis is an economically important parasite of cattle in New Zealand, Australia and Japan, especially where naïve animals are introduced into an endemic area or in animals under stress. Increased awareness of the risks posed by the parasite is required to enable management practices to be implemented to minimise its impact.  相似文献   

Fish genotype significantly influences susceptibility of juvenile rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), to waterborne infection with infectious salmon anaemia virus     

Biacchesi S  Le Berre M  Le Guillou S  Benmansour A  Brémont M  Quillet E  Boudinot P 《Journal of fish diseases》2007,30(10):631-636

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Spatial and non-spatial risk factors associated with cage-level distribution of infectious salmon anaemia at three Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., farms in Maine, USA     

Gustafson L  Ellis S  Robinson T  Marenghi F  Merrill P  Hawkins L  Giray C  Wagner B 《Journal of fish diseases》2007,30(2):101-109

The distribution of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) was examined among 80 cages from three Atlantic salmon grow-out farms in Maine, USA that were stocked with smolts from a single hatchery. Cage-level disease was broadly defined as one or more moribund fish testing positive for infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) by RT-PCR and a second confirmatory test (IFAT, culture or genotype sequence). Spatio-temporal and cage-level risks were explored using logistic regression and survival analysis. Non-spatial risk factors associated with ISA, or shortened survival time to disease, included increased predation, trucking company choice for smolt transfers, a finely-sedimented benthic substrate, and smaller average size of smolts at stocking. Univariable analysis identified the time-dependent spatial factor 'adjacency to newly infected cages' to be predictive of new infection in neighbouring cages 11-12 weeks later. However, none of the spatial factors, or their lags retained relevance in multiple-variable models. The results suggest a diffuse distribution of virus exposure throughout infected sites, with host-susceptibility factors probably influencing disease manifestation in individual cages. The narrow focus of the current study may limit application of the findings to other sites and year-classes. However, these data support the relevance of husbandry efforts to optimize fish health in regions affected by ISAV.  相似文献   

Detection and molecular characterisation of equine infectious anaemia virus from field outbreaks in Slovenia     

U. Kuhar  J. Završnik  I. Toplak  T. Malovrh 《Equine veterinary journal》2014,46(3):386-391

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Septic funiculitis caused by Streptococcus equi subspecies equi infection with associated immune‐mediated haemolytic anaemia     

C. J. Caniglia  J. L. Davis  H. C. Schott III  J. E. Brakenhoff 《Equine Veterinary Education》2014,26(5):227-233

A 2‐year‐old Quarter Horse gelding presented for anaemia, icterus, depression and intermittent colic 2 weeks after routine castration. Bilateral septic funiculitis with Streptoccocus equi ssp. equi with secondary immune‐mediated haemolytic anaemia were diagnosed. A blood transfusion was required to facilitate general anaesthesia for surgical excision of the septic funiculitis. Antibiotic therapy was provided initially with chloramphenicol and later enrofloxacin. Immunosuppressive therapy was provided with dexamethasone and later azathioprine. The horse responded well to treatment and was discharged 8 weeks after presentation. Streptococcus equi ssp. equi should be considered in cases with septic funiculitis and the potential for a secondary immune‐mediated haemolytic anaemia exists with this bacterial species.  相似文献   

An alkaline phosphatase-based method for the detection of infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) in tissue culture and tissue imprints     

L Wilson  S J McBeath  K L Adamson  P F Cook  L M Ellis  I R Bricknell 《Journal of fish diseases》2002,25(10):615-619

Currently, the presence of infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) is often detected in Atlantic salmon by the use of an indirect fluorescent antibody test. This test is limited by the poor stability of fluorescein isothiocyanate which fades after about a week in storage, preventing the development of stained archive material as a reference source. One possible alternative would be the use of immunohistochemical staining methods to detect ISAV. An immunohistochemical method is presented that uses alkaline phosphatase‐conjugated antibodies and Vector^® Red as a substrate, to detect ISAV in kidney imprints. This paper also describes a procedure where Bouin's fluid is used to successfully inhibit endogenous alkaline phosphatase in tissue samples, prior to immunohistochemical processing. This method provides a stable stain that can be read for many weeks after staining or archived for future reference.  相似文献   

Risk factors associated with mortalities attributed to infectious salmon anaemia virus in New Brunswick, Canada     

Hammell KL  Dohoo IR 《Journal of fish diseases》2005,28(11):651-661

Outbreaks of unexplained mortalities attributed to infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) were examined in the 1996 year class of Atlantic salmon in three regions of New Brunswick, Canada. A total of 218 net pens at 14 sites deemed to have been exposed to ISA virus (ISAV) were surveyed for mortality records and management, environmental and host characteristics. Based on definitions of mortality patterns, clinical ISA disease outbreaks occurred in 106 net pens. There were eight sites in which >50% of net pens experienced ISA outbreaks during the study period. Factors related to their potential role in transmission of virus to new sites or new net pens at the same site were identified as sea lice vectors, divers visiting multiple sites, sites belonging to companies with more than one site, exposure to other year classes at the site, and proximity to other infected net pens. Host resistance factors associated with greater risk of outbreaks were identified as larger groupings, general health following smolt transfer, stressful husbandry procedures during growout, and health or productivity during colder water periods. Despite very close proximity between sites, modification of these management factors would probably influence the severity of mortalities caused by ISAV.  相似文献   

Estimation of the repeatability and reproducibility of three diagnostic tests for infectious salmon anaemia virus     

Nérette P  Dohoo I  Hammell L  Gagné N  Barbash P  Maclean S  Yason C 《Journal of fish diseases》2005,28(2):101-110

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基因芯片技术检测5种马病毒   总被引：8，自引：0，他引：8  

朱来华  梁成珠  陆承平  吴华  杨元杰  马丰忠  王树峰  于红光 《农业生物技术学报》2006,14(2):203-207,i0002

通过分子克隆技术获得马疱疹病毒1型(Equineherpesvirus1,EHV1)、马动脉炎病毒(Equinearteritisvirus,EAV)、马流感病毒(Equineinfluenzavirus,EIV)、马传染性贫血病毒(Equineinfectiousanaemiavirus,EIAV)和东部马脑脊髓炎病毒(East-ernequineencephalomyelitisvirus,EEEV)等5种病毒各一段高度保守的特异性基因片段,用芯片点样仪逐点分配到处理过的玻片上,制备成检测芯片。提取样品中的RNA,进行反转录和荧光标记后滴加到芯片上进行特异性杂交,对杂交结果进行扫描检测和计算机软件分析。结果显示,制备的基因芯片可同时检测和鉴别上述5种病毒,可检测到阳性杂交信号的最高稀释度为10-6的病毒液,约25个病毒DNA拷贝,但其它病毒材料未见红色荧光信号,证明了本方法的特异性。在进口马的隔离检疫期间,采集马鼻肺炎、马动脉炎中和抗体阳性但病毒分离阴性马匹的白细胞悬液,分别在EHV1和EAV位点处可检测到阳性杂交信号。证明基因芯片技术不但快速、准确和敏感,而且可同时进行多种病毒的检测。  相似文献   

Auditory brainstem responses in the normal beagle     

A. J. Venker‐van Haagen  R. J. G. Siemelink  G. F. Smoorenburg 《The Veterinary quarterly》2013,33(3):129-137

Summary

The latencies of the peaks in brainstem responses and the threshold response were determined in 18 healthy beagles.

In the first series of measurements the dogs were sedated and the stimulus was delivered via an in‐the‐ear transducer. The latencies, the threshold levels, and the influence of the stimulus repetition rate on the latencies were measured. Using a miniature electret microphone in the outer ear canal near the tympanic membrane, it was found that at a level setting corresponding to 0 dB human level (HL) the major peak in damped oscillation during condensation reached a sound pressure level (SPL) of about 27 dB and the secondary rarefaction peak reached 24 dB SPL.

In the second series of measurements the dogs were not sedated and the stimulus was delivered via a headphone.

The wave forms, the mean latencies for peaks I to V as a function of the stimulus level, and the threshold of each wave are presented from both series. In the first series the latency values at 80 dB HL (107 dB SPL) were 1.21, 1.97, 2.67, 3.12 and 3.61 ms for peaks I, II, III, IV and V, respectively. The thresholds for peaks I to V were 47.5 ± 9.5, 47.5 ± 11.5, 41.3 ± 13.0, 63.3 ± 17.4 and 28.0 ± 9.7 dB HL, respectively. The difference in peak latency between the first and the second series was 0.065 ms. This difference corresponded to the difference in length of the acoustic pathways.

Analysis of variance was used to determine whether the successive peaks in the response followed at a constant time interval, i.e., whether a shift in the first peak with a change in the stimulus level was followed by the same shift in subsequent peaks. The analysis showed a significant (P < 0.001) interaction between the inter‐peak latency differences and the effect of stimulus level. This inter‐peak latency depended on stimulus level, although the effect was small.

The use of the in‐the‐ear transducer and sedation resulted in a far more efficient procedure than the use of the headphone without sedation.  相似文献