Bovine viruses Flashcards
What are the systemic bovine diseases?
foot and mouth bovine leukemia bovine viral diarrhea bovine ephemeral fever malignant catarrhal fever rift valley fever rinderpest bluetongue
What are the 2 bovine CNS diseases?
Rabies
BSE
What are the 3 bovine respiratory dzs?
infectious bovine rhinotracheitis
bovine respiratory syncytial dz
parinfluenza 3
What are the 2 bovine GI dzs?
bovine rotavirus diarrhea
bovine coronavirus
What are the 2 repro viruses of bovine?
infectious pustular vulvovaginitis
akabane dz
What are the 6 bovine skin viruses?
papillomatosis vesicular stomatitis bovine mammillitis cowpox pseudocowpox lumpyskin dz
What are the characteristics of foot and mouth virus?
family - picornaviridae
naked
exits by lysis
What are the symptoms of FMD?
mucosal lesions of ruminants and swine
How many serotypes of FMD are there?
7
When does the most economical lost happen with FMD?
slow recovery after dz
Is FMD zoonotic?
yes but rare
Why are FMD vaccines not effective?
continuous antienic drift and they are also serotype specific
How is FMD spread?
inhalation of droplets, infected food, vaccines, semen and fomites
When and how long is the FMD virus shed?
24 hours before onset of clinical signs
cattle - 2 years
not persistant in swine!
What test is used to detect FMD?
antigen ELISA for all serotypes
What test is used to detect the source of FMD?
RT-PCR
What are the characteristics of bovine leukemia virus?
family - retroviridae
enveloped
What are the clinical signs of BLV?
most - asymptomatic 30% - persistant lymphocytosis few - lymphoid tumors lymphosarcomas NO MALIGNANT CELLS IN BLOOD
How is BLV diagnosed?
antibody ELISA
How is BLV transmitted?
close and prolonged direct contact
10% of calves infected at birth
What are the characteristics of malignant catarrhal fever?
family - herpesviridae
enveloped
intranuclear inclusion bodies
What does malignant catarrhal fever cause?
fatal generalized lymphoproliferative dz
What is the main clinical sign of malignant catarrhal fever?
bilateral opthalmia leading to blindness
What are the diagnostic tests of catarrhal fever?
history, CS, confirmed by virus isolation
How is catarrhal fever controlled?
cattle are dead end to transmission, no vaccines
What is the family and genus of rinderpest?
Paramyxoviridae - morbillivirus
What do paramyxoviridae viruses show in cells?
syncytiums, intracytoplasmic and intranuclear inclusion bodies
What other virus can you relate rinderpest to?
canine distemper virus
What are the 2 phases of rinderpest virus?
mucosal - severe mouth erosions
diarrhea - die of shock and dehydration
How is the rinderpest virus spread throughout the body?
viremia ->spleen, BM, mucosa of GI and respiratory
What leads to secondary infections in rinderpest virus?
leukopenia and destruction of LN
When is the rinderpest virus shed?
during incubation period, before clinical signs
What family is Bovine Viral diarrhea virus?
flaviviridae
What are characteristics of flavivirdae viruses?
RNA, enveloped
Where does BVD occur and why is it important?
worldwide, high morbidity and mortality in beef and dairy
What does transplancental infection in BVD depend on?
age of the fetus
What months of gestation can the fetus get infected with BVD?
2nd to 4th month
What is the main clinical sign of non-pregnant cows infected with BVD?
panleukopenia
What is a superinfection?
2nd infection from mutated strain of virus
What types of animals get the acute mucosal and chronic mucosal form of BVD?
persistantly infected calves
What causes persistantly infected calves to develop mucosal dz?
superinfection from vaccine
What are some symptoms of acute mucosal dz?
erosions and ulcers on mucosa, nasal ocular discharge, hypersalivation, decreased rumination and bloat
What is the sequalae of acute mucosal disease in BVD?
dehydrate and die within 3-10 days
What happens in chronic mucosal disease in BVD?
die before 18 months, euthanized
Where is BVDV replicating in persistantly infected bulls?
seminal vesicles and prostate gland -> venereal transmission
What aspect of BVDV allows for transplancental and intrauterine infections?
high level of viremia
What is the gold standard test for BVDV?
virus isolation in culture, followed by IF
What is the most convenient test for BVDV?
viral antigen detection in tissues (IHC)
How can BVDV be prevented?
attenuated vaccines -> but may cause PI animals to get mucosal dz
What are the viruses involved in shipping fever?
parainfluenza 3
adenovirus
IBR
bovine resp syncytial
What vaccine is available for parainfluenza 3 virus?
attenuated vax - produce IgA antibodies
combined with IBR, adeno, and BVD
What species does parainfluenza 3 virus infect?
wide range of species
What is the family and genus of bovine respiratory syncytial dz?
paramyxoviridae - pneumovirus
What effects can bovine respiratory syncytial disease virus cause by itself?
high morbidity and low mortality
Why can reinfections occur in bovine resp syncytial dz?
serologic conversion is short lived
How is bovine respiratory syncytial dz diagnosed?
IF on cells from lung lavage or necropsy, serology on paired samples are difficult to interpret
What tie of year is bovine respiratory syncytial dz more common?
winter - spreads rapidly by aerosols
What type of virus causes IBR?
bovine herpesvirus 1
What is the morbidity and mortality of IBR?
morbidity - 100%
mortality - 10%
What are the clinical signs of IBR?
fetid breath, deep bronchial cough, abortion (late, rare)
What do aborted fetuses of IBR show on necropsy?
no gross lesions, microscopic necrotic foci
How many segments does bovine rotavirus have?
11
What are other names for bovine rota virus diarrhea in calves?
white scours, milk scours
When are calves affected by rota virus?
first couple of weeks post birth
What are the clinical signs of rota virus in calves?
moderately depressed, eating, feces are voluminus, soft to liquid, lots of mucus
What virus is known as “winter dysentery”?
bovine coronavirus diarrhea
When is coronavirus diarrhea seen in calves?
at about 1 week of age
What are the characteristics of papovaviridae viruses?
DNA, naked
What forms of bovine papillomatosis show small firm to large cauliflowers, gray or black and rough to the touch?
teat frond warts
cutaneous warts
rice rain fibropapillomas
What characterizes type 3 bovine papillomatosis?
flat with broad base
Where can the cauliflower papilloma be found on the body?
teats, udders, head, neck, omasum, vulva, penis, anus
Where can papillomas occur to cause endemic hematuria? What do they eventually become?
GI and bladder –> progress to SCC
How does papilloma virus enter the body?
through abrasians
How long do the papillomas persist?
4-6 months, spontaneous regression
What virus causes bovine mammillitis?
bovine herpesvirus 2
What are the DDX for bovine mammillitis?
warts, pseudocowpox, vesicular stomatitis
What are the pathognomic lesions found in pseudocowpox?
horse shoe scabs
What kind of herds are affected by pseudo cow pox?
mostly milking, some beef
What are the many CS caused by bovine herpesvirus 1?
rhinotracheatis pustular vaginitis balanoposthitis conjuctivitis abortion enteritis
What animals are affected by infectious ppusstular vulvovaginitis and balanoposthitis?
dairy cows
How long does acute cow genital herpes last?
4-5 days
What are signs of balanoposthitis in bulls?
refusal to serve
semen contains virus
What are the symptoms of cows with BHV 1?
stand apart, frequent micturition
vulva swollen, discharge
vestibular mucosa is red with many small pustules
form a fibrinous pseudomembrane covering the ulcerated mucosa
What is the difference between the PrPc and PrPsc proteins?
different folding
What are characteristics of viruses in the flaviviridae family?
RNA, enveloped
What genera of flaviviridae produces persistantly infected immunotolerant animals?
pestivirus
What genera of flaviviridae are arboviruses and zoonotic?
flaviviruses
What are characteristics of picornaviridae?
RNA, naked, resistant in environment
What parts of the body do picornaviridae infect?
myocardium, liver, CNS
What diagnostic tests can be used on picornaviridae viruses?
antigen ELISA and RT-PCR
What can distinguish between the two conformational epitopes of prion diseases?
monoclonal antibody
What are the 4 viruses that cause abortion in cows?
FMD (by fever)
Rinderpest
BVDV - after day 125
BHV 1 (IBR and IPV)
What is the aborting virus of small ruminants?
bluetongue