Natural infection in ovarian structures by bovine herpesvirus 1: molecular and serological detection
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2015v36n2p863Palavras-chave:
Bovine herpesvirus, Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, Cumulus-oocyte complex, Ovarian tissue.Resumo
In this study, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to evaluate the presence of viral DNA in ovarian tissue, in the cumulus-oocyte complex (COC), follicular liquid, and blood of animals naturally infected with bovine herpesvirus-1 (BoHV-1). The serum profile of the sampled animals was also evaluated. Samples of serum, blood, ovarian tissue, follicular liquid, and COC were collected from 147 slaughterhouse animals that were not vaccinated against BoHV-1. Contaminated or insufficient samples were disregarded. Serological tests allowed the identification of serum-positive animals with neutralizing antibodies against BoHV-1. Analysis of samples by PCR revealed the presence of viral DNA in 0.9% (1/115) of the COC samples, in 4.3% (5/117) of the ovarian tissue samples, and in 2.8% (3/108) of the blood samples. Viral DNA was not detected in any of the follicular liquid samples. In serological samples, a positivity of 83.6% (117/140) was observed for BoHV-1. All PCR-positive animals, regardless of the samples analyzed, showed positivity in the serum neutralization test for the detection of BoHV-1-specific antibodies. According to these results, a high prevalence of antibodies against BoHV-1 was detected in naturally infected animals from different herds, and the molecular tests revealed the presence of viral DNA in bovine ovarian tissue, providing evidence that this might be a site of BoHV-1 infection in naturally infected animals.
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