Naslov
Pseudorabies in hunting dogs in Croatia with phylogenetic analysis of detected strains

Autori
Keros, Tomislav ; Jemeršić, Lorena ; Brnić, Dragan ; Prpić, Jelena ; Dežđek, Danko

Izvornik
Veterinary record case report (2052-6121) 3 (2015); E000181, 3

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Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Pseudorabies virus ; Hunting dogs ; Wild boar ; Phylogenetic analysis ; Croatia

Sažetak
Pseudorabies virus (PrV) can persist within the wild boar population allowing them to be potential reservoirs of PrV for domestic pigs but also other animal species including hunting dogs. This article presents a case report of PrV infection in two hunting dogs from different central Croatian districts. Clinically, symptoms regarding the central nervous system and automutilation predominated in both animals, following their death. Histological evidence of perivascular infiltration of brain tissue, positive cytopatological changes after inoculation into cell culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) confirmed the presence of PrV. Further sequencing of PrV gC genome fragment confirmed the presence of Clade A genotype, similar to strains derived previously from domestic pigs and wild boars in Croatia. We present the first description of pseudorabies in hunting dogs in Croatia confirming the possibility of viral transmission through contact from wild boars to hunting dogs.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Veterinarska medicina

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