Herpesvírus bovino (BoHV-1 e/ou BoHV-5): vias de eliminação, viremia e sorologia de vacas leiteiras naturalmente infectadas

• Ano de defesa: 2012
• Autor(a) principal: Ferreira, Hanna Carolina Campos
• Orientador(a): Silva Júnior, Abelardo
• Banca de defesa: Araújo, Jackson Victor de , Oliveira, Leandro Licursi de
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Viçosa
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Mestrado em Medicina Veterinária
• Departamento: Biotecnologia, diagnóstico e controle de doenças; Epidemiologia e controle de qualidade de prod. de
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: Bovine herpesvírus1 (BoHV-1); Fases de produção
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Bovine herpesvirus1 (BoHV-1); Production phases
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS AGRARIAS::MEDICINA VETERINARIA::MEDICINA VETERINARIA PREVENTIVA
• Link de acesso: http://locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/5092

In order to clarify data on the dynamics of infection by Bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1) and / or Bovine herpesvirus 5 (BoHV-5), the aim of this study was to compare the viral clearance of BoHV-1 and/or BoHV-5 in two distinct phases of lactation (five months before and at parturition) of naturally infected dairy cows. Measurements of the cortisol hormone were used as an analysis parameter in order to relate viral shedding to post partum stress., The elimination of viral DNA in colostrum / milk, nasal secretions and viremia was investigated by nested PCR. The antibody response of cattle naturally infected was investigated by neutralization. There was no difference in cortisol levels between the two lactation phases. Therefore, there was no difference in viral genome detection and antibody responses of the tested samples, considering the two studied phases. Milk was an effective sample alternative for genomic diagnosis of BoHV-1 and/or BoHV-5. In one of the properties studied, close to 100% of infected animals were shedding viral DNA, and the mean frequency of milk shedding in cows from other properties was only 52%. The positive viremia rate was similar to the one observed in the milk of infected animals, while viral clearance in nasal discharges had low positivity rate, compared to milk. This suggests an extended shedding time in the milk, when compared to other dissemination routes. This information corroborates with milk efficacy as a sample alternative for viral diagnosis. Thus, in this study, Nested- PCR is an efficient tool for the viral diagnosis in milk. Milk is a promising sample for field practitioners because not only does it allow for productive infection diagnosis, it is easier to collect compared to blood.