1. CATTLE: Bovine parainfluenza-3 (PIV-3) Flashcards
PARAINFLUENSSA-3-VIRUS INFEKTIO
disease
-contagious disease of cattle
-Bovine Parainfluenza
-Bovine Parainfluenzavirus-3
> Paramyxoviridae
Respirovirus
-FIN: parainfluenssa-3-virus infektio
caused by
Parainfluenza-3
characterized by
fever, catarrhal infection of upper respiratory tract and pneumonia
agent
-Bovine parainfluenzavirus-3 (PIV-3)
> genus: Respirovirus
family: Paramyxoviridae
> RNA virus
> closely related to PIV-3 viruses of sheep and humans
Microscopic examination of
-PIV3 isolated from buffaloes.
> A: Positive MDBK cells by IF, as observed by epifluorescence in an Olympus BX 40 + H hal microscope (400X magnification).
> B: Electron micrograph of two purified virions of the 7 N isolate, morphologically indistinguishable from paramixoviruses.
HR
-cattle
in humans
isolation without clinical disease
more severe illness is seen
-young animal from 10 days of age to 1 year
> especially during fall and winter
rapid spread within
-susceptible animals
> stress and environmental factors
endemic and
sporadic disease
isolated in
-many European countries
-USA
-Japan
-other
mortality
2-25%
transmission: excretion
-respiratory secretions
-milk
-vaginal discharge
-feces
transmission: mode of transmission
-direct contact = droplets
-in utero? - virus has been isolated from aborted fetuses
transmission: route
respiratory