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Molecular detection of ephemeral fever virus among large ruminants in the Philippines.

ABSTRACT: In the Philippines, bovine ephemeral fever (BEF) is currently undetected and considered as an exotic disease of both cattle and water buffaloes. The Philippines until now has no official data regarding the occurrence of BEF. There were no existing control programs or vaccine used for the prevention of the disease. However, there are claims of BEF existence in different water buffalo and cattle farms based on the clinical signs but never confirmed using laboratory test yet. Detection of BEF virus in cattle and water buffalo blood samples was conducted using reverse-transcription PCR targeting the glycoprotein (G) gene, a conserved region in the BEF virus genome. The samples were collected from 22 cattle and 50 water buffaloes with clinical signs suggesting of BEF infection. All water buffalo blood samples were negative while four cattle blood samples turned positive for BEF virus. The G gene partial sequence analysis from two BEF virus positive samples showed close relationship to Australian isolates.

SUBMITTER: Lapira JEE

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6111951 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Molecular detection of ephemeral fever virus among large ruminants in the Philippines.

Lapira John Emmanuel E JEE Balbin Michelle M MM Belotindos Lawrence P LP Viloria Victoria V VV Abes Nancy S NS Mingala Claro N CN

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In the Philippines, bovine ephemeral fever (BEF) is currently undetected and considered as an exotic disease of both cattle and water buffaloes. The Philippines until now has no official data regarding the occurrence of BEF. There were no existing control programs or vaccine used for the prevention of the disease. However, there are claims of BEF existence in different water buffalo and cattle farms based on the clinical signs but never confirmed using laboratory test yet. Detection of BEF virus ...[more]

PMID: 30159379

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Project description:Bovine ephemeral fever virus (BEFV) is an arthropod-borne rhabdovirus that causes a debilitating disease of cattle in Africa, Asia, and Australia; however, its global geodynamics are poorly understood. An evolutionary analysis of G gene (envelope glycoprotein) ectodomain sequences of 97 BEFV isolates collected from Australia during 1956 to 2012 revealed that all have a single common ancestor and are phylogenetically distinct from BEFV sampled in other geographical regions. The age of the Australian clade is estimated to be between 56 and 65 years, suggesting that BEFV has entered the continent on few occasions since it was first reported in 1936 and that the 1955-1956 epizootic was the source of all currently circulating viruses. Notably, the Australian clade has evolved as a single genetic lineage across the continent and at a high evolutionary rate of ∼10(-3) nucleotide substitutions/site/year. Screening of 66 isolates using monoclonal antibodies indicated that neutralizing antigenic sites G1, G2, and G4 have been relatively stable, although variations in site G3a/b defined four antigenic subtypes. A shift in an epitope at site G3a, which occurred in the mid-1970s, was strongly associated with a K218R substitution. Similarly, a shift at site G3b was associated primarily with substitutions at residues 215, 220, and 223, which map to the tip of the spike on the prefusion form of the G protein. Finally, we propose that positive selection on residue 215 was due to cross-reacting neutralizing antibody to Kimberley virus (KIMV). This is the first study of the evolution of BEFV in Australia, showing that the virus has entered the continent only once during the past 50 to 60 years, it is evolving at a relatively constant rate as a single genetic lineage, and although the virus is relatively stable antigenically, mutations have resulted in four antigenic subtypes. Furthermore, the study shows that the evolution of BEFV in Australia appears to be driven, at least in part, by cross-reactive antibodies to KIMV which has a similar distribution and ecology but has not been associated with disease. As BEFV and KIMV are each known to be present in Africa and Asia, this interaction may occur on a broader geographic scale.

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Molecular detection of ephemeral fever virus among large ruminants in the Philippines.

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Molecular detection of ephemeral fever virus among large ruminants in the Philippines.

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