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Bluetongue virus detection by real-time RT-PCR in Culicoides captured during the 2006 epizootic in Belgium and development of an internal control.
Vanbinst, T; Vandenbussche, F; Vandemeulebroucke, E; De Leeuw, I; Deblauwe, I; De Deken, G; Madder, M; Haubruge, E; Losson, B; De Clercq, K.
Afiliação
  • Vanbinst T; Department of Virology, Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre, Brussels, Belgium.
Transbound Emerg Dis ; 56(5): 170-7, 2009 Jun.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19432638
After the emergence of bluetongue (BT) in Belgium in 2006, two types of entomological surveys were initiated, the one to identify the local vector species, and the other to study their population dynamics. In the vector study, Culicoides were captured near farms with recently infected cattle or sheep; in the population study Culicoides were captured in two meadows situated in the BT-affected region. A total of 130 pools of parous, non-blood engorged female midges (with a mean of 7.5 midges per pool) were analysed with real-time reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR) targeting bluetongue virus (BTV) segment 5. To ensure the RNA integrity of the samples, all pools were also tested in a second RT-qPCR targeting Culicoides 18S rRNA, which served as an internal control. Seventeen pools with negative results for both 18S and BTV were excluded, most of which originated from the population survey. In the vector survey near outbreak sites, female midges of the obsoletus complex, including C. obsoletus, C. scoticus, C. dewulfi and C. chiopterus, dominated the black-light trap collections with 19 of 89 pools being BTV-positive. Moreover, all the collections from the vector survey included at least one positive pool of the obsoletus complex compared with only 20% collections (C. obsoletus/C. scoticus) in the population survey. The current study also revealed the presence of BTV RNA in one of five pools of C. pulicaris females captured near recent BT outbreaks, suggesting that this species might have played a role in transmission. Finally, the use of RT-qPCR for the recognition of new potential BTV vector species and the impact of an appropriate monitoring method and internal control are discussed.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Ceratopogonidae / Surtos de Doenças / Bluetongue / Vírus Bluetongue / Insetos Vetores Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Transbound Emerg Dis Assunto da revista: MEDICINA VETERINARIA Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Bélgica

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Ceratopogonidae / Surtos de Doenças / Bluetongue / Vírus Bluetongue / Insetos Vetores Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Transbound Emerg Dis Assunto da revista: MEDICINA VETERINARIA Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Bélgica