Bubaline herpesvirus 1 associated with abortion in a Mediterranean water buffalo

M G Amoroso; F Corrado; E De Carlo; M G Lucibelli; A Martucciello; A Guarino; G Galiero

doi:10.1016/j.rvsc.2012.12.009

Bubaline herpesvirus 1 associated with abortion in a Mediterranean water buffalo

Res Vet Sci. 2013 Jun;94(3):813-6. doi: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2012.12.009. Epub 2013 Jan 17.

Authors

M G Amoroso¹, F Corrado, E De Carlo, M G Lucibelli, A Martucciello, A Guarino, G Galiero

Affiliation

¹ Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno Via Salute, 2 80055 Portici, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 23332497
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2012.12.009

Abstract

During routine analysis of water buffalo foetuses, one sample was positive for herpesvirus and negative to all the other abortive agents investigated. Sequencing of the herpesvirus glycoprotein E gene identified the virus as bubaline herpesvirus 1, showing few differences with the published sequences. This represents the first finding of bubaline herpesvirus in a water buffalo foetus associated with abortion.

MeSH terms

Abortion, Septic / etiology
Abortion, Septic / veterinary*
Abortion, Septic / virology
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Base Sequence
Buffaloes / virology*
Female
Fetus / virology
Herpesviridae / genetics
Herpesviridae Infections / complications
Herpesviridae Infections / veterinary*
Herpesviridae Infections / virology
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / veterinary*
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / virology
Sequence Alignment / veterinary