Characterisation of the First Bovine Parainfluenza Virus 3 Isolate Detected in Cattle in Turkey

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Albayrak H., Yazıcı Z., Özan E., Tamer C., Wahed A. A. E., Wehner S., ...More

VETERINARY SCIENCES, vol.6, no.2, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 6 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.3390/vetsci6020056
  • Journal Name: VETERINARY SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Bovine parainfluenza virus type 3, Turkey, MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION, TYPE-3, IDENTIFICATION, STRAIN, CALVES, BVDV
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A respiratory disease outbreak on a cattle farm in northern Turkey produced respiratory tract symptoms and severe pneumonia symptoms in 20 calves. Eight calves died, and a lung specimen from one carcass was analysed for bacteria and for viruses of the Bovine respiratory diseases complex. Bacteriological analysis was negative, but antigen detection ELISA and RT-PCR results indicated the presence of Bovine parainfluenza virus (BPIV). Virus isolation succeeded on Madin-Darby Bovine Kidney cells, and subsequent whole genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis identified BPIV-3c. This is the first report of BPIV-3c isolation from cattle in Turkey, indicating the need for more virological and epidemiological studies.