Bovine respiratory syncytial virus antibodies in non-bovine species.
Abstract: To study the role of non-bovine species in the epidemiology of bovine respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections, sera obtained from 9 non-bovine animal species and from humans were examined for bovine RSV specific antibodies. Sera were mainly from animals and humans which had been in contact with cattle. Forty sera of each species were tested in an RSV specific whole virus ELISA as well as in a peptide based ELISA, that was developed to measure antibodies specific for bovine RSV. Antibodies directed against RSV were detected in over 50% of sera obtained from sheep, goat, cattle and human beings, and anti-RSV activity was also found in some roe and dogs and one horse. Antibodies to bovine RSV were found in sera of all tested cattle, 11 (27.5%) goats and in some other individual animals: 3 horses, 2 roe, 1 cat and 1 dog. These results indicate that of the investigated species, besides cattle only goats might play a role in the epidemiology of bovine RSV.
Publication Date: 1995-01-01 PubMed ID: 7487487DOI: 10.1007/BF01322529Google Scholar: Lookup
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This research investigates the presence of bovine respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antibodies in non-bovine animals and humans who have come into contact with cattle. Antibodies against RSV were found in over 50% of sera from sheep, goats, cattle, and humans, suggesting that besides cattle, only goats might play a role in this virus’s epidemiology.
Research Methodology
- The primary objective of this study was to understand the role of non-bovine species in the transmission and spread of the bovine respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
- Sera were obtained from nine different non-bovine animal species, as well as from humans, who had interacted with the cattle in some way.
- The study used forty samples each from every species, testing them through an RSV-specific whole virus assay (ELISA), along with a peptide-based assay, designed particularly for detecting antibodies against bovine RSV.
Key Findings
- The researchers found that over half of the sera obtained from sheep, goats, cattle, and humans contained the bovine RSV antibodies.
- Additionally, anti-RSV activity was also reported in several roes and dogs, and one horse from the tested non-bovine animal species.
- In all the cattle samples tested, the presence of RSV antibodies was confirmed. Also, 27.5% of the goat sera tested exhibited these antibodies.
- For other individual animals, antibodies to bovine RSV were found in 3 horses, 2 roes, one cat, and one dog.
Conclusion
- From the collected data, the study infers that besides cattle, only goats might significant contributors to the epidemiology of bovine RSV.
- The research did not evidence a substantial contribution of other non-bovine species to the continued existence and spread of this virus, although some individual samples did test positive for RSV antibodies.
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APA
Van der Poel WH, Langedijk JP, Kramps JA, Middel WG, Brand A, Van Oirschot JT.
(1995).
Bovine respiratory syncytial virus antibodies in non-bovine species.
Arch Virol, 140(9), 1549-1555.
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01322529 Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Department of Herd Health and Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
MeSH Terms
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Antibodies, Viral / analysis
- Cats
- Cattle
- Dogs
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Peptides / chemistry
- Peptides / immunology
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Bovine / immunology
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