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Bovine coronavirus
neonatal diarrhea “calf scours” < 3 w
-diarrhea
-high morbidity, low mortality
-damage to villous and crypts
-vaccination of dams

winter dysentery – adult cattle
-diarrhea (some bloody) and ↓milk
-high morbidity, low mortality
-separate equip. for manure and feed

respiratory syndrome
-sneezing/coughing – mild/subclinical
-role in BRDC
-pulmonary lesions
Mouse hepatitis virus
coronavirus family
-high morbidity, high mortality (young/immunocomp.)
-enterotropic strains – G.I tract (villous blunting, fusion, syncytial cells)
-respiratory strain – infect nasal epithelium → liver, endothelium, lymph, brain (necrotizing) – (syncytial cells)
Infectious bronchitis virus
-coronavirus family
-young chicks < 4 w – low mortality
-respiratory form
-reproductive form
-renal form – high mortality
Equine arteritis virus
-coronavirus family
-movement of horses, semen shipment
-replicate in respiratory epithelium
-vasculitis edema (prepuce, scrotum, limbs)
-degenerate seminiferous tubules, ↓ semen
-Ddx: equine flu, EHV-1,4, equine rhinitis A/B, equine adenovirus
-identify, test, vaccinate non-carrier stallions, isolate pregnant mares
-carrier stallions can bread w/ sero+ mares
Porcine repro. and respiratory syndrome virus
-coronavirus family
-contributing factors: host age and genetics
-2° agents: environment and management
-abortion, cutaneous hyperemia, cyanosis, interstitial pneumonia
-testing, killed/MLV vaccine, MANAGEMENT, sanitation
Reoviridae
-segmented RNA
-icosahedral symmetry (spherical)
-non-enveloped
-double-shelled capsid (rotavirus)
-stable in environment
Orbiviurs genus
Reoviridae family
-african horse sickness virus
-bluetongue virus
-epizootic hemorrhagic fever virus
Rotavirus genus
-Reoviridae family
-rotavirus A-G
African horse sickness virus
-Reoviridae/orbivirus
-spread by midge nats
-one of deadliest horse virus’
-1° replication in lymphnodes, lung, spleen
-viremia → replication in endothelium (EDEMA)
-peracute, subacute, acute, mild
-Ddx: EVA, equine infectious anemia, purpa hemorrhagica
Bluetongue virus
- Reoviridae/orbivirus
-SHEEP, antelope, deer
-subclinical in the ox, goat, elk
-midge nats (can be vertical trans. too)
-24 serotypes
-viremia → endothelium (EDEMA), thrombosis, infarction, swollen blue tongue
-degeneration of skeletal/cardiac muscle and coronitis
-reproductive disease with MLV vaccine
Epizootic hemorrhagic fever
- Reoviridae/orbivirus
-deer
-midge nats
-viremia → endothelium (EDEMA), thrombosis, infarction,HEMORRHAGE,lameness
Rotavirus
-Reovirdae/rotavirus
-young animals (1-8 weeks)
-CALVES, piglets, foals, lambs, avian species, humans
-fecal-oral route, stable and widespread
-damaged villi → reduced absorptive capacity → loss of lactase → osmotic diarrhea
-also with coronavirus, E. coli and Crypt. spp.
-vaccinate dams, colostrum, nutrition, handling of sick calves
Infectious bursal disease
-birnaviridae (single-shelled capsid)
-“Gumboro Disease”
-lymphoid degeneration, necrosis, cystic cavities
-subclinical – imcomplete bursal develop – long-lasting immunocompromised
-clinical – maximal bursal development (increased mortality)
Retroviridae
-ssRNA (2 of them) reverse transcript
-iscosahedral
-enveloped
-DNA intermediate
Lentivirus genus
-Retroviridae
-caprine arthritis encephalitis virus
-visna/maedi virus
-equine infectious anemia virus
-feline immunodeficiency virus
Reverse transcriptase
-ssRNA → ssDNA → replicates to dsDNA
-poor proofreading
-v-onc – more likely to cause tumors
Avian leucosis/sarcoma virus
-retrovirus
-chickens, quail, pheasants
-exogenous (lymphoid leukosis) –replication competent (catch the virus) – lymphoid tumors in bursa, liver, spleen and other organs
-replication defective – more rapid (v-onc), erythroblastosis, myeloblastosis
-endogenous – transmitted in germline
Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus
-ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma virus
-neoplasm of lungs
-lose conditioning, dyspnea, moist rales, coughing, nasal discharge
-2° infection with visna/maedi virus possible
-normal appetite and temperature
-cull affected animals
-no vaccine, no treatment
Feline leukemia/sarcoma virus – incidence and subgroups
-retrovirus
-low overall incidence (vaccine)
-subgroup A – only infectious subgroup, least pathogenic, found in all infected cats, hematopoietic neoplasia
-subgroup B – recombinant, 50% of infected cats, higher frequency in lymphosarcoma
-subgroup C – mutant, rare 1%, higher frequency of fatal nonregenerative anemia
-feline sarcoma virus – recombinant of FeLV with cellular oncogene, replication defective, rapidly transforming (firbrosarcomas), experimentally transmissible
Feline leukemia/sarcoma virus – incidence and subgroups
Feline leukemia/sarcoma virus - rest
-retrovirus
-transmitted via body fluids and direct contact
-lymphoma/sarcoma, immunosuppression and anemia, hematopoietic tumors
-ELISA (preferred), FA (persistent viremic phase), PCR (if others negative)
-vaccination or at risk cats after FeLV testing
Bovine leukemia virus
-retrovirus
-“lymphoma” “lymphosarcoma” “enzootic bovine leukosis”
-transmission via lymphocytes (insects, milk, in utero, iatrogenic)
-common sites: abomasum, heart, uterus, spleen
-neoplasia of B cells, lymphoid tissue, multiple organs
-more cows, more mingling, more vaccines more movement – all causes
-be clean, smart to prevent
Enzootic vs. sporadic bovine leucosis
-retrovirus
-enzootic – adult, seropositive, asymptomatic most common, ↓ milk and repro. efficiency, ↑ susceptibility to disease
-restriction of sales, semen and embryos to foreign markets
-sporadic bovine leucosis – young cattle, seronegative, not caused by virus, juvenile form (leukemia), thymic form, cutaneous form
-eradication via test and slaughter
Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus
-retrovirus/lentivirus
-vertical transmission via colostrum and milk, horizontal too
-myeloencephalitis form – young kids, often fatal
-arthritis form – adult goats, survive nervous form or prior subclinical infection
-replicate in macrophage so strong CMI response with persistence of virus
-slowly progressive disease
-lymphocytic/lymphoproliferative inflammation
-AGID (some errors) and ELISA
-isolation of kids at birth
Visna/Maedi virus
-retrovirus/lentivirus
-“ovine progressive pneumonia”
-vertical and horizontal transmission
-pneumonia, myeloencephalitis and arthritis/mastitis forms
-fatal in adult sheep
- replicate in macrophage so strong CMI response with persistence of virus
-AGID and ELISA
-isolate kids
Equine Infectious Anemia Virus (Lentivirus)
-retrovirus/lentivirus
-transmitted by arthropods (stable fly, horse fly, mosquito), non sterile equipment
-Infection of M0/MP, Kupffer cells
-viremia spread to liver, lymph nodes, bone marrow, spleen, and kidney
-immune complex deposition (virus, Ab, C3) w/ RBC destruction
-Virus is constantly produced; despite horse having good immune response dz persists due to frequent changes in surface proteins
2 types of dz:
1. Acute- high fever, anemia, thrombocytopenia, edema
*death may occur in 2-3wks
2. Chronic dz (majority)- recurrent fever, wt loss, lethargy, anemia, petechial hemorrhages, edema, abortion, dec fertility, CNS involvement, ataxia
*most are in apparent carriers after 12mths
EIAV
Dx:
AGID
ELISA
-both use serum
Control:
Sero testing of all horses
Removal of sero + or separate by >200 yards
Fly and insect ctrl
No vaccine available
Retroviridae:
Feline immunodeficiency virus
-retrovirus/lentivirus
-acquired immunodeficiency w/ chronic 2ndary and opportunistic infections
-< 24% incidence rate in high risk cats in US (<5% in healthy cats)
-multiple subtypes (A-E) with lack of cross-protection

3 phases:
Acute- spread to lymphoid organs->viremia (fever, lymphadenopathy)
Subclinical- CD8 response suppresses viremia
Terminal- Dec CD4 cells, dec CMI->2ndary infections
Feline Immunodeficiency virus contd
CS:
Fever, wt loss, emaciation, enteritis, diarrhea, stomatitis, gingivitis, respiratory infections, UTI, dermatitis, nero abnormalities, non-FeLV related lymphomas, myeloproliferative dz
DX:
ELISA- serum(many FP, requires confirmatory + test)
Western blot- serum, confirmation test
FIV PCR- tests not currently reliable
AGID

Ctrl: killed vaccine available (subtype A,D)
-available sero tests don’t differentiate b/w vaccinated vs infected cats
-possibility of superinfection with additional serotypes
-sero screening isolation of sero+ cats and sanitization
Prions
-Prion protein (PrPc)- normal cellular protein in neurons
-dz caused by abnormally folded isoforms of PrPc-> PrPsc
PrPc- protease sensitive
PrPsc-protease resistant, aggregation into dense fibers
-presence of PrPsc promotes normal PrPc->PrPsc
Properties:
-resistant to heat, chemicals, radiation, disinfection
-spongiform change in brain
Scrapies (OvPRPSc)
-Prions
Fatal dz in sheep, goats >3 yrs

CS: loss of wool (self trauma), CNS signs

Histo chgs: microcavitation of neoropil, axonal degeneration, intraneuronal vaculoation, absence of inflammatory response (no detectable cellular or humoral IR)

DX: Histopath, IHC
Bovine Spongiform encephalopathy
-prions
CS=decreased milk production, behavioral changes, hyperesthesia, wt loss, ataxia, paresis, recumbancy

Pathogenesis: replication in Pyer’s patches with spread to CNS via peripheral nn

Dx:
ELISA (detect prion protein, sample from obex***)
Western Blot, IHC (if test +ELISA)
Transmission:
- To cattle via feeding of sheep derived meat and bone meal
- To humans via variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease vCJD
Histo Chgs:
Similar to scrapes (microcavitation of neuropil, axonal degeneration, intraneuronal vacuolation, absence of inflammatory response no detectable cellular or humoral IR)
Chronic Wasting Dz
-prions
-fatal to deer, elk
-transmission via direct contact or environment
CS: staggering, drooling, droopy ears, rough coat, behavioral changes, ataxia, emaciation, aspiration pneumonia
Dx: similar to scrapies IHC?