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Title: | Pathological and immunohistochemical study of experimental peste des petits ruminants (PPR) virus infection in goats |
Other Titles: | Not Available |
Authors: | P Kumar B N Tripathi A K Sharma Ram Kumar B P Sreenivasa R P Singh P Dhar S K Bandyopadhyay |
ICAR Data Use Licennce: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/PDF/ICAR_Data_Use_Licence.pdf |
Author's Affiliated institute: | ICAR::Indian Veterinary Research Institute |
Published/ Complete Date: | 2004-06-30 |
Project Code: | Not Available |
Keywords: | Peste des petits ruminants viral disease goats |
Publisher: | Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series |
Citation: | Not Available |
Series/Report no.: | Not Available; |
Abstract/Description: | Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an emerging, economically important viral disease of goats and sheep in the Indian subcontinent. In the present investigation, 15 hill goats were experimentally infected with 2 ml of 10% splenic suspension of a virulent isolate of PPR virus (PPR/Izatnagar/94) that had caused heavy mortality (>75%) in goats during 1994 outbreaks in northern India. More than 86% (13 of 15) animals died between 9 and 13 days post inoculation at the height of temperature or when temperatures were declining. Necropsy findings included congestion of gastrointestinal tract (GIT), nasal sinuses, consolidation of antero-ventral lobes of lungs, engorged spleen, and occasionally oedematous lymph nodes. Histopathological examination of major organs of GIT revealed degeneration and necrosis of labial mucosa, severe mucosal and submucosal congestion, degeneration and necrosis of intestinal epithelium and lymphoid cell depletion from Peyer's patches along with presence of syncytia at times. Lungs showed broncho-interstitial changes and presence of intracytoplasmic and intranuclear eosinophilic inclusions in alveolar macrophages and syncytial cells. These changes in lungs were frequently complicated with serofibrinous pneumonia (57%, eight of 14). Lymphocytolysis and occasional syncytia formation were evident in the lymphoid tissues. Immunohistochemical (IHC) findings included presence of PPR virus antigen in the labial, intestinal, and bronchiolar epithelial cells, pneumocytes, macrophages and syncytial cells in lungs, and lymphoid (intact and necrotic) and reticular cells in lymphoid organs. The findings of the study indicated the highly virulent nature of the PPR virus isolate (PPR/Izatnagar/94), causing 100% mortality and characteristic pathological changes in the target organs such as lungs, intestines and lymphoid tissues. The results of the IHC study suggested that indirect immunoperoxidase could be an alternative method in the absence of more sophisticated methods of laboratory diagnosis of PPR virus infection in goats. |
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ISSN: | Not Available |
Type(s) of content: | Article |
Sponsors: | Not Available |
Language: | English |
Name of Journal: | Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series |
Journal Type: | not Included NAAS journal list |
Volume No.: | 51 (4) |
Page Number: | 153-159 |
Name of the Division/Regional Station: | Not Available |
Source, DOI or any other URL: | 10.1111/j.1439-0450.2004.00747.x |
URI: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/76984 |
Appears in Collections: | AS-IVRI-Publication |
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