Emergence of a Virulent Type C Avian Metapneumovirus in Turkeys in Minnesota
The objectives of the present study were to investigate the pathogenesis of a recent isolate of avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) in turkeys and to evaluate the quantitative distribution of the virus in various tissues during the course of infection. Seventy 2-week-old turkey poults were divided equally...
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Published in: | Avian diseases Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 520 - 526 |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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01-12-2005
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Summary: | The objectives of the present study were to investigate the pathogenesis of a recent isolate of avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) in turkeys and to evaluate the quantitative distribution of the virus in various tissues during the course of infection. Seventy 2-week-old turkey poults were divided equally into two groups. One group was inoculated with aMPV (MN 19) with a titer of 10 super(5.5) TCID sub(50) oculonasally. Birds in the second group were maintained as sham-inoculated controls. Birds showed severe clinical signs in the form of copious nasal discharge, swollen sinus, conjunctivitis, and depression from 4 days postinoculation (PI) to 12 days PI. Samples from nasal turbinates, trachea, conjunctiva, Harderian gland, infraorbital sinus, lungs, liver, and spleen were collected at 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 14 days PI. Histopathologic lesions such as a multifocal loss of cilia were prominent in nasal turbinate and were seen from 3 to 11 days PI. Immunohistochemistry revealed the presence of aMPV from 3 to 9 days PI in nasal turbinate and trachea. Viral RNA could be detected for 14 days PI from nasal turbinate and for 9 days from trachea. In situ hybridization demonstrated the presence of aMPV from 1 to 11 days PI in nasal turbinates and from 3 to 9 days PI in the trachea. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction data showed the presence of a maximum amount of virus at 3 days PI in nasal turbinate and trachea. Clinically and histopathologically, the new isolate appears to be more virulent compared to the early isolates of aMPV in the United States.Original Abstract: Surgimiento de un Metaneumovirus virulento tipo C en pavos en Minesota.Los objetivos del presente estudio fueron investigar la patogenesis de un aislamiento reciente de Metaneumovirus aviar en pavos y la evaluacion de la distribucion cuantitativa del virus en varios tejidos durante el curso de la infeccion. Setenta pavipollos de dos semanas de edad fueron divididos equitativamente en dos grupos. Un grupo se inoculo por la via oculo-nasal con Metaneumovirus aviar (MN 19) con un titulo de 10 super(5.5) TCID sub(50). Las aves en el segundo grupo se mantuvieron como control. Las aves mostraron severos signos clinicos en forma de descargas nasales copiosas, senos inflamados, conjuntivitis y depresion desde el dia 4 hasta el dia 12 posteriores a la inoculacion. Se tomaron muestras de los cornetes nasales, traquea, conjuntiva, glandula de Harder, seno infraorbitario, pulmones, higado y bazo los dias 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 y 14 posteriores a la inoculacion. Lesiones histopatologicas tales como la perdida multifocal de los cilios en los cornetes nasales fueron evidentes y se observaron desde el dia 3 hasta el dia 11 posteriores a la inoculacion. La presencia de Metaneumovirus aviar en los cornetes nasales y traquea fue revelada mediante inmunohistoquimica desde 3 hasta 9 dias posteriores a la inoculacion. Se detecto el ARN viral mediante hibridacion in situ durante 14 dias posteriores a la inoculacion en cornetes nasales y durante 9 dias en traquea. Los datos obtenidos de la prueba cuantitativa de reaccion en cadena por la polimerasa en tiempo real mostraron la presencia de una cantidad maxima de virus en los cornetes nasales y traquea el dia 3 posterior a la inoculacion. Clinica e histopatologicamente, el nuevo aislamiento aparenta ser mas virulento en comparacion con los aislamientos previos de Metaneumovirus aviar en los Estados Unidos. |
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ISSN: | 0005-2086 |
DOI: | 10.1043/0005-2086(2005)49[520:EOAVTC]2.0.CO;2 |