Co-infection by porcine circovirus type 2 and porcine parvovirus in aborted fetuses and stillborn piglets in southern Brazil

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira

Caroline A. Pescador²  Paulo M. Bandarra²  Luiza A. Castro¹  Nadia A.b. Antoniassi¹  Ana Paula Ravazzolo²  Luciana Sonne²  Cláudio E.f. Cruz²  David Driemeier² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Deptartamento de Patologia Clínica Veterinária Porto Alegre RS ,Brazil

关键词: Abortion;    PCV2;    PCV1;    PPV;    stillborn;    swine;    Brazil;    Aborto;    natimorto;    PCV1;    PCV2;    PPV;    suíno;    Brasil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-736X2007001000007

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Porcine circovirus types 1 and 2 (PCV1, PCV2) and porcine parvovirus (PPV) are widespread in pig populations around the world. Nevertheless, only PCV2 has been associated with different clinical syndromes, thus representing a major problem to the pig industry. The association of cases of swine abortions and stillborns with PCV1 and PCV2 and PPV was studied retrospectively (2005-2007). Additional pathogens were also investigated in lesioned fetuses. The studied litters included stillborn piglets and several mummified fetuses of varied sizes. Ventricular dilatation, myocardial pale areas, and mesocolic edema were the gross lesions. Escherichia coli was detected as co-infecting with PCV2 the cases in which mesocolic edema was seen. Microscopic lesions included non-suppurative myocarditis, myocardial necrosis and fibrosis, mineralization foci and intranuclear inclusion bodies in cardiomyocytes, and interstitial mononuclear pneumonia. Samples from 7 (5.78 per cent) of 121 aborted fetuses and stillborn piglets had lesions consistent with a viral cause and showed both positive anti-PCV2 immunostaining as well as PCV2-PCR. In samples from 3 (2.47 per cent) of these 7 fetuses, co-infection with PPV was confirmed by Nested-PCR. Both viruses were detected in fetuses at different stages of gestation. Viral antigens of PCV2 were detected by immunohistochemistry mainly in macrophages and myocytes. PCV1 individually was not detected in any of these affected fetuses, but it was associated with PCV2 and/or PPV in some of them. These findings indicate that PCV2 alone or in association with PPV should be kept in mind when investigating causes of infectious abortion in pigs in Brazil.

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