An Epidemic of Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis in Japan: Isolation of the Virus

• KONISHI Misako

  National Institute of Animal Health

• TSUDUKU Satoko

  National Institute of Animal Health Kenhoku Livestock Hygiene Service Station

• HARITANI Makoto

  National Institute of Animal Health

• MURAKAMI Kenji

  National Institute of Animal Health

• TSUBOI Takamitsu

  National Institute of Animal Health

• KOBAYASHI Chiho

  Matsumoto Livestock Hygiene Service Station

• YOSHIKAWA Keiichi

  Matsumoto Livestock Hygiene Service Station

• KIMURA Kumiko M.

  National Institute of Animal Health

• SENTSUI Hiroshi

  National Institute of Animal Health

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• Epidemic of Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis in Japan Isolation of the Virus

Abstract

A disease characterized by arthritis of carpal joints and occasionally by pneumonia was seen among goats on a farm in Nagano prefecture of Japan in the summer of 2002. Serological investigation was done on 30 goats, that is one group on the farm by agar gel immunodiffusion tests using maedi-visna virus as the antigen, and 19 goats were positive. The caprine arthritis encephalitis virus genome was detected in peripheral blood leukocytes from several antibody-positive goats. Two goats among them were necropsied and used for pathological tests and virus isolation. The isolated virus was serially propagated in fetal lamb lung cell cultures. Goats inoculated with the culture fluid became antibody positive. These results suggested that a CAEV-infected goat had been introduced accidentally to the farm and that subclinical infection occurred among the flock.<br>

Journal

• Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

  Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 66 (8), 911-917, 2004

  JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

Keywords

• arthritis
• caprine arthritis encephalitis
• goat
• lentivirus
• maedi-visna virus

Details

• CRID: 1390282681402212352
• NII Article ID: 110003886484
• NII Book ID: AA10796138
• DOI: 10.1292/jvms.66.911
• ISSN: 13477439
• ISSN: 09167250
• NDL BIB ID: 7076339
• PubMed: 15353840
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I7076339
• Web Site: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jvms/66/8/66_8_911/_pdf
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2004280666
• Text Lang: en
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