Highly pathogenic (HP) isolates of the PRRS virus started emerging in North America and Asia in the late 1990s. More recently, they have emerged in Europe. These isolates are characterized by high viral loads, severe general clinical signs and high mortality, in sows or in weaners and growers. Their genome shows a discontinuous aminoacids deletion in the non-structural protein 2 (NSP2). The present study was aimed at characterizing the clinical, pathological and immunological features of a highly pathogenetic, Italian PRRSV-1 subtype 1 isolate (PRRSV1_PR40/2014), following experimental infection in conventional 4 weeks-old pigs. The PRRSV1_PR40/2014 infected group showed severe clinical signs (high fever and dispnoea). Pathological lesions, including severe lymphocytopenia in bronchial lymph-nodes and thymus were also recorded. Higher serum PRRSV genome copies and lower virus neutralizing antibody titre were observed when compared to homologous virus. The genetic analysis of the strain, and the phenotypic features observed in the field and reproduced in the experimental study, confirmed the high pathogenicity of the Italian PRRSV-1 subtype 1 PR40 isolate. © 2017 Elsevier B.V.

Phenotypic characterization of a highly pathogenic Italian porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) type 1 subtype 1 isolate in experimentally infected pigs / Canelli, Elena; Catella, Alessia; Borghetti, Paolo; Ferrari, Luca; Ogno, Giulia; DE ANGELIS, Elena; Corradi, Attilio; Passeri, Benedetta; Bertani, Valeria; Sandri, Giampietro; Bonilauri, Paolo; Leung, Frederick C.; Guazzetti, Stefano; Martelli, Paolo. - In: VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY. - ISSN 0378-1135. - 210:(2017), pp. 124-133. [10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.09.002]

Phenotypic characterization of a highly pathogenic Italian porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) type 1 subtype 1 isolate in experimentally infected pigs

CANELLI, Elena
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CATELLA, ALESSIA;BORGHETTI, Paolo
Methodology
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FERRARI, Luca;OGNO, GIULIA;DE ANGELIS, Elena;CORRADI, Attilio;PASSERI, Benedetta;BERTANI, Valeria;MARTELLI, Paolo
Conceptualization
2017-01-01

Abstract

Highly pathogenic (HP) isolates of the PRRS virus started emerging in North America and Asia in the late 1990s. More recently, they have emerged in Europe. These isolates are characterized by high viral loads, severe general clinical signs and high mortality, in sows or in weaners and growers. Their genome shows a discontinuous aminoacids deletion in the non-structural protein 2 (NSP2). The present study was aimed at characterizing the clinical, pathological and immunological features of a highly pathogenetic, Italian PRRSV-1 subtype 1 isolate (PRRSV1_PR40/2014), following experimental infection in conventional 4 weeks-old pigs. The PRRSV1_PR40/2014 infected group showed severe clinical signs (high fever and dispnoea). Pathological lesions, including severe lymphocytopenia in bronchial lymph-nodes and thymus were also recorded. Higher serum PRRSV genome copies and lower virus neutralizing antibody titre were observed when compared to homologous virus. The genetic analysis of the strain, and the phenotypic features observed in the field and reproduced in the experimental study, confirmed the high pathogenicity of the Italian PRRSV-1 subtype 1 PR40 isolate. © 2017 Elsevier B.V.
2017
Phenotypic characterization of a highly pathogenic Italian porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) type 1 subtype 1 isolate in experimentally infected pigs / Canelli, Elena; Catella, Alessia; Borghetti, Paolo; Ferrari, Luca; Ogno, Giulia; DE ANGELIS, Elena; Corradi, Attilio; Passeri, Benedetta; Bertani, Valeria; Sandri, Giampietro; Bonilauri, Paolo; Leung, Frederick C.; Guazzetti, Stefano; Martelli, Paolo. - In: VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY. - ISSN 0378-1135. - 210:(2017), pp. 124-133. [10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.09.002]
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