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. 2023 Apr;87(2):105-109.

Presence of co-infection between bovine leukemia virus and bovine herpesvirus 1 in herds vaccinated against bovine respiratory complex

Ana S González Méndez  1 , Fernando Cerón-Téllez  1 , Rosa E Sarmiento Silva  1 , Jorge L Tórtora Pérez  1 , Edith Rojas-Anaya  1 , Hugo Ramírez Álvarez  1
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Presence of co-infection between bovine leukemia virus and bovine herpesvirus 1 in herds vaccinated against bovine respiratory complex

Ana S González Méndez et al. Can J Vet Res. 2023 Apr.

Abstract
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The aim of this study was molecular identification of bovine leukemia virus and possible co-infection with bovine respiratory disease complex (BRDC) viral agents in Mexican dairy herds. We collected 533 blood samples from cattle vaccinated against the BRDC virus in 9 states across Mexico. Peripheral blood leukocytes were removed and genetic material was extracted to detect bovine leukemia virus (BLV), bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1), bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), bovine parainfluenza virus 3 (BPIV-3), and bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) infection using polymerase chain reaction. We identified high BLV infection rates in 270 cattle (50.65%). One hundred and thirty-three cows (24.95%) tested positive for BoHV-1, of which 65 samples were positive for both viruses (BoHV-1 and BLV) and 68 were only positive for BoHV-1. Only 4 samples tested positive for BPIV-3 and no sample was positive for BVDV or BRSV. Relative risk and odds ratio analyses did not identify that the presence of BLV infection favors BoHV-1 co-infection in vaccinated herds.

Le but de cette étude était l’identification moléculaire du virus de la leucémie bovine et une éventuelle co-infection par des agents viraux du complexe des maladies respiratoires bovines (BRDC) dans des troupeaux laitiers mexicains. Nous avons recueilli 533 échantillons de sang de bovins vaccinés contre le virus BRDC dans neuf états du Mexique. Les leucocytes du sang périphérique ont été prélevés et le matériel génétique a été extrait pour détecter le virus de la leucémie bovine (BLV), le virus de l’herpès bovin 1 (BoHV-1), le virus de la diarrhée virale bovine (BVDV), le virus parainfluenza bovin 3 (BPIV-3), et le virus respiratoire syncytial bovin (BRSV) par réaction d’amplification en chaîne par la polymérase. Nous avons identifié des taux élevés d’infection par le BLV chez 270 bovins (50,65 %). Cent trente-trois bovins (24,95 %) ont été testés positifs pour le BoHV-1, desquels 65 échantillons étaient positifs pour les deux virus (BoHV-1 et BLV) et 68 étaient uniquement positifs pour le BoHV-1. Seuls quatre échantillons ont été testés positifs pour le BPIV-3 et aucun échantillon n’a été positif pour le BVDV ou le BRSV. Les analyses du risque relatif et des rapports de cotes n’ont pas identifié que la présence d’une infection par le BLV favorise la co-infection par le BoHV-1 dans les troupeaux vaccinés.(Traduit par les auteurs).

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Map of Mexico that shows the states, the number of samples, the herds analyzed in each area, and the results listed by state for sampled cattle from which a genetic fragment of bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1) and of bovine leukemia virus (BLV) were amplified using polymerase chain reaction.
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