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Braz. j. microbiol ; 49(supl.1): 68-75, 2018. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-974318

ABSTRACT

Abstract Serological testing and culling infected animals are key management practices aiming eradication of bovine leukemia virus infection. Here, we report the development of an indirect ELISA based on BLV recombinant capsid protein (BLVp24r) to detect anti-BLV antibodies in cattle serum. The BLVp24r was expressed in Escherichia coli and purified by affinity chromatography, and then used to set up the ELISA parameters. The Polysorp ® plate coated with 50 ng of antigen/well and bovine serum diluted 1:100 gave the best results during standardization. Using sera from infected and non-infected cattle we set up the cutoff point at 0.320 (OD450 nm) with a sensitivity of 98.5% and specificity of 100.0%. Then, we tested 1.187 serum samples from dairy (736 samples) and beef cattle (451 samples) with unknown status to BLV. We found that 31.1% (229/736) and 9.5% (43/451) of samples amongst dairy and beef cattle, respectively, had IgGs to BLV. The rate of agreement with a commercial competitive ELISA was 84.3% with a κ value of 0.68. Thus, our BLVp24r iELISA is suitable to detect BLV infected animals and should be a useful tool to control BLV infection in cattle.


Subject(s)
Animals , Cattle , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/methods , Serologic Tests/methods , Enzootic Bovine Leukosis/diagnosis , Leukemia Virus, Bovine/immunology , Capsid Proteins/immunology , Antibodies, Viral/blood , Recombinant Proteins/analysis , Recombinant Proteins/genetics , Recombinant Proteins/immunology , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/instrumentation , Sensitivity and Specificity , Enzootic Bovine Leukosis/blood , Enzootic Bovine Leukosis/virology , Leukemia Virus, Bovine/isolation & purification , Leukemia Virus, Bovine/genetics , Capsid Proteins/analysis , Capsid Proteins/genetics
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Genet. mol. res. (Online) ; 7(2): 487-497, 2008. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-640989

ABSTRACT

Bovine papillomavirus (BPV) DNA sequences were detected in different tissues, in addition to epithelium. Cytogenetic abnormalities were observed in blood lymphocytes. The presence of more than one virus in a single tissue is a difficult aspect to evaluate, especially when the DNA sequences are detected in tissues that are not specifically targeted by the virus. BPV and bovine leukemia virus (BLV) are clastogenic, causing chromosome aberrations in peripheral blood lymphocytes. In the present study, we investigated the simultaneous presence of DNA sequences of both viruses and the possibility of vertical transmission and compared the types of chromosome aberrations related to viral action. BPV 1, 2, and 4 DNA sequences were found in three females of the herd and in their offspring. BLV DNA sequences were not detected in their progeny. A newborn calf that was negative for BLV infection showed specific chromosome rearrangements possibly related to the effect of infection with BPV.


Subject(s)
Animals , Female , Cytogenetic Analysis/methods , In Situ Hybridization/methods , Bovine papillomavirus 1/genetics , Leukemia Virus, Bovine/genetics , Animals, Newborn , Cattle , Chromosome Aberrations , Chromosome Banding , Papillomavirus Infections/diagnosis , Papillomavirus Infections/veterinary , Papillomavirus Infections/virology , Karyotyping , Enzootic Bovine Leukosis/diagnosis , Enzootic Bovine Leukosis/virology , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Bovine papillomavirus 1/isolation & purification , Leukemia Virus, Bovine/isolation & purification
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Ciênc. rural ; 27(4): 635-40, out.-dez. 1997. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-246399

ABSTRACT

Foram avaliadas três alternativas de controle da infecçäo pelo vírus da Leucose Bovina: a) eliminaçäo dos animais soropositivos; b) segregaçäo dos animais soropositivos; c) manejo misto dos animais, com adoçäo de medidas recomendadas para evitar a transmissäo do vírus. O primeiro teste sorológico realizado em oito propriedades leiteiras revelou a presença da infecçäo com índices que variaram entre 2,5 porcento (1/40) e 58,1 porcento (18/31).Duas propriedades com baixo nível de infecçäo inicial (<10 porcento) optaram pela eliminaçäo total dos animais positivos. Uma dessas propriedades apresentou resultados imediatos, com taxa de incidência nula (0/39) durante o período de doze meses, enquanto a outra, que näo eliminou prontamente o animal positivo, apresentou incidência de 20,0 porcento (3/15) no mesmo período. A eliminaçäo dos animais reagentes, nas propriedades que apresentaram um baixo nível de infecçäo, demonstrou ser uma forma eficiente para a erradicaçäo da infecçäo. A segregaçäo dos animais soropositivos, com a formaçäo de dois rebanhos, foi implantada em uma propriedade, onde apenas um animal soroconverteu durante o experimento, observando-se uma incidência de 4,5 porcento (1/22) ao final do estudo. As propriedades que adotaram o programa de controle através do manejo misto de animais infectados e näo infectados apresentaram resultados muito variados, demonstrando índices de soroconversäo entre 2,6 porcento (1/38) a 50,0 porcento (4/8), indicando que esse tipo de controle necessitaria de um tempo maior para alcançar os objetivos. Foi possível a obtençäo de descendentes soronegativos através da substituiçäo ou inativaçäo pelo calor do leite materno administrado aos terneiros. A reduçäo dos níveis de infecçäo em um rebanho, sem a necessidade do descarte imediato os animais infectados, é possível a partir da substituiçäo de ventres pelas novilhas da própria granja.


Subject(s)
Animals , Cattle , Enzootic Bovine Leukosis/prevention & control , Enzootic Bovine Leukosis/virology
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