Flies (Insecta, Diptera) collected in the environment of dairy farms as carriers of Rotavirus A and betacoronavirus.
J Appl Microbiol
; 134(3)2023 Mar 01.
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AIMS: We aimed to investigate the prevalence of rotavirus and coronavirus in dipterans that commonly inhabit the environment of dairy farms. METHODS AND RESULTS: We collected 217 insect specimens from nine dairy farms, which were examined through hemi-nested RT-PCR followed by Sanger sequencing in search of VP1 and N genes for rotavirus and bovine coronavirus-BCoV, respectively. With a predominance of Muscidae (152/217 = 70%) 11 families of Diptera were identified. Rotavirus A (RVA) and betacoronavirus (BCoV) were detected in 14.7% (32/217) and 4.6% (10/217) of the dipterans, respectively. Sequencing of the amplicons was possible for 11.5% (25/217) of RVA and 0.5% (1/217) of BCoV, confirming the presence of these pathogens. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings highlight the role of dipterans as carriers of RVA and BCoV of great relevance for public and animal health.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones por Rotavirus
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Enfermedades de los Bovinos
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Rotavirus
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Dípteros
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Animals
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En
Revista:
J Appl Microbiol
Asunto de la revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Año:
2023
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Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil