Detection and molecular characterization of Suid herpesvirus type 1 in Austrian wild boar and hunting dogs

作者：Steinrigl Adolf^*; Revilla Fernandez Sandra; Kolodziejek Jolanta; Wodak Eveline; Bago Zoltan; Nowotny Norbert; Schmoll Friedrich; Koefer Josef

来源：Veterinary Microbiology, 2012, 157(3-4): 276-284.

DOI：10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.12.033

• SuHV-1
• Wild boar
• Hunting dog
• Austria
• gC coding region
• Phylogenetic analysis

Aujeszky%26apos;s disease (AD), caused by Suid herpesvirus type 1 (SuHV-1), is an economically important disease in domestic swine. Thus, rigorous control programmes have been implemented and consecutively AD in domestic swine was successfully eradicated in many countries, including Austria. However, SuHV-1 continues to thrive in wild boar populations, as indicated by high seroprevalences in a number of European countries and by occasional cases of AD in hunting dogs. %26lt;br%26gt;For the first time, SuHV-1 was detected in Austrian wild boar and a molecular characterization of SuHV-1 isolated from wild boar and hunting dogs was performed. Results of preliminary serological analyses suggest a regional SuHV-1 seroprevalence of over 30% in free-living and almost 70% in fenced wild boar from Eastern Austria. Molecular typing of Austrian SuHV-1 isolates of wild boar origin revealed the presence of two genetically distinct variants of SuHV-1, both capable of infecting dogs that have been exposed to infected wild boar during hunting.

• 出版日期2012-6-15