Picornaviridae Flashcards
Picornavirus vector
none
Aphtovirus main disease
FMD
Aviheptovirus main disease
Duck hepetatitis
Cardiovirus main disease
encephalomyocarditis
Enterovirus main disease
SVDV
Teschovirus main disease
Porcine teschovirus
Tremovirus main disease
Avian encephalomyelitis
TESCHOVIRUS ENCEPHALOMYELITIS has also been called
Teschen D (higher virulence)
Talfan D (lower virulence)
Teschovirus ST
serotype 1: virulence variants
* Teschen: higher virulence
* Talfan: lower virulence
serotypes 2-11:
* milder clinical signs, healing
Teschovirus susceptible species
only pigs
Teschen & Talfan disease species differrence
- Teschen disease: clinical signs in all age groups
- Talfan disease: clinical signs below 4 months (mainly 3-8 weeks), maternal immunity
Teschovirus epidemiology
spread in : meat, brain, faeces, swill
shed in faeces for 7-8wks
resistant in environment (indirect inf)
Teschovirus Pathogenesis
PO/ nose (CNS)
prim. rep.: lYmphoid tissue of GIT
(asymptomatic, shedding virus)
viraemic phase
neural phase (2nd virus rep)
Teschen Disease CS
piglets: ataxia, flaccid paralysis, resp paralysis
adults: flaccid paralysis
some may recover (mvmt disorders)
Talfan Disease CS
piglets below 4mths (before weaning)
transient paralysis of hindlimbs
recover, ataxia can remain
Crumbling mouvements is a CS of which disease
Teschovirus serotype 2
Teschovirus Patho
no gross patho
histo: necrosis, degeneration
- grey matter of the brian (ST2 also white matter)
- ventral horns of the spinal cord
Teschovirus diagnosis
RT-PCR
Teschovirus DDx
diseases with CNS signs
rabies, CSF, ASF, Aujesky, Glassers
Teschovirus prevention/ control
notifiable in HU
not OIE listed since 2005
no vaccines anymore
Swine vesicular Disease causative agent
SVD virus, enterovirus genus
Swine vesicular Disease susceptible species
only pigs
Swine vesicular Disease resistancy
good
Swine vesicular Disease Pathogenesis
PO
epitheliotropic virus
rep epithelium of throat and gut
viraemia
vesicles
CNS, heart & faetus (rare)
no mortality
Swine vesicular Disease CS
vesicles: nose, oral mucosa, legs, (ruptured within 2dys)
limping
fast recovery
Swine vesicular Disease Diagnosis
RT-PCR
VN, ELISA (to recognize asymptomatic carriers)
Swine vesicular Disease DDx
FMD
Vesicular exanthema of swine
Vesicular stomatitis
Vesicular disease caused by Seneca virus A
Swine vesicular Disease Prevention/control
notifiable D in HU
not WOAH listed
no vaccines
Vesicular disease caused by Senecavirus A occurence
USA
Chine
Italy
Brazil
Vesicular disease caused by Senecavirus A epidemiology
infection with discharges (indirect)
Vesicular disease caused by Senecavirus A CS
piglets below 1 wk (CNS sings)
growers: vesicles on coronary band
adults do not die
Avian Encephalomyelitis (epidemic tremor) occurence / atiology
clinical form not common (vaccination)
tremovirus
1 ST
highly resistant
Avian Encephalomyelitis (epidemic tremor) epidemiology
chicken, phaesants (all age)
maternal protection for 3-6wks
CS in 1-3wks old up to 4-5wk old
spread: germinative, faeces (fast spread)
Avian Encephalomyelitis (epidemic tremor) lethality
high
Avian Encephalomyelitis (epidemic tremor) pathogenesis
PO
rep mucous membrane of gut
viraemia: pancreas, liver, ovarium (does not kill it) CNS
shedding: faeces
good immunity
Avian Encephalomyelitis (epidemic tremor) CS
nervous signs: tremor, ataxia, paralysis
older animals: subclinical, egg prod drops by 5-10%
Avian Encephalomyelitis (epidemic tremor) patho
no gross lesions
histo: CNS, grey matter
degeneration of neurons
Avian Encephalomyelitis (epidemic tremor) DDx
NDV
avian influenza
Marek
encephalomalacia
Avian Encephalomyelitis (epidemic tremor) prevention
fresh inf: no hatching for 1 mth
vaccine: live vaccine in drinking water (at least 1mth before laying)
Duck viral hepatitis aetiology
ST1: now duck hepatitis A
ST2: now astrovirus
ST3: now astrovirus
Duck hepatitis A virus 3 genotypes:
G1: highly pathogenic
G2 & 3: less pathogenic
Duck viral hepatitis epidemiology
inf: PO, NO germinative
shed in faeces
day old duckling: 90% mortality
2-3wks of age 50% mortality
Duck viral hepatitis pathogenesis
PO
rep mucous membrane of GIT
viraemia
Duck viral hepatitis immunity
long lasting, yolk immunity 3-6wks
Duck viral hepatitis CS
cs seen in young ducklings
peracute: largescale death in a few hours
acute: spasmodical paddling (opisthostonus, hunched back)
Duck viral hepatitis prevention
inactivated vaccine: layers (booster needed)
attenuated: layers and day old duckling
encephalomyocarditis occurence
worldwide
clinincal form is rare
zoonotic
encephalomyocarditis host
wide host range
maintained by rodents (asymptomatic)
swine, elephant, etc
encephalomyocarditis mortality
new-born: 25-50%
growers, fattening: 5-25%
encephalomyocarditis pathogenesis
PO
rep in tonsils
viraemia:
- heart, myocarditis
- SI: shedding
- foetus: abortion
- CNS: encephalomyelitis
encephalomyocarditis maternal immunity
4-6wks
encephalomyocarditis CS
piglets (4-5wks): heart failure, ataxia, paralysis
growers: dyspnea, death
sows: repro problems
encephalomyocarditis prevention/control
inactivated vaccines in some countries
rodent control
mamastrovirus disease
human, swine, cattle, cat: gastroenteritis
Avastrovirus diseases
chicken astrovirus: Avian nephritis 1 & 2
duck astrovirus 1 & 2
turkey astrovirus
Astrovirus resistancy
very resistant
Avian nephritis epidemiology
only in chickens
any age
mortality 1-10% in the first week
spread by faeces
Avian nephritis pathogenesis
PO
rep: gut epithelium
viraemia
rep in epithelial c of proximal tubules
Avian nephritis CS
CS in first 4 wks
day old chickens: diarrhea, kidney lesion
chronic cases: visceral urate deposit & death
Avian nephritis patho
- enteritis
- nephrosis
- urate deposition in chronic cases
Avian nephritis diagnosis & prevention
RT-PCR
no vaccines
duck hepatitis caused by astrovirus
CS & patho
Diag & prevention
just like duck hepatitis caused by Avihepatovirus
turkey astrovirus disease
2 ST
CS : diarrhea in young