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ArticleTheriogenology2012

The risk of introduction of equine infectious anemia virus into USA via cloned horse embryos imported from Canada.

B D Asseged, T Habtemariam, B Tameru, D Nganwa

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Article in Theriogenology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Genetic Manipulation of the Equine Oocyte and Embryo.Journal of equine veterinary science · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

B D AssegedTuskegee University, Department of Pathobiology, BIMS/CCEBRA, CVMNAH W-B 114, Tuskegee, Alabama, USA. abogale@mytu.tuskegee.edu
T Habtemariam
B Tameru
D Nganwa
Tuskegee University · US

Funding

THYMIC NURSE CELL ENVIRONMENT IN PATHOGENESIS OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUSG12RR003059 · NCRR · TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY · PI FERMIN, CESAR DANILO · 1988 to 2011
$13.5M
NCRR NIH HHS G12 RR003059
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Deriving horse oocytes in the USA is hampered by the lack of abattoirs processing horse carcasses which could provide abundant quantities of ovaries from slaughtered mares. Therefore, several cloning industries in the USA are attempting to import cloned horse embryos from Canada. Like any agricultural commodity, cloned embryos pose a risk of introduction of exotic animal diseases into the importing country. Under such circumstances, risk assessment could provide an objective, transparent, and internationally accepted means for evaluating the risk. This quantitative risk assessment (QRA) was initiated to determine the risk of introduction of Equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) into the USA via cloned horse embryos imported from Canada. In assessing the risk, a structured knowledge base regarding cloning in relation to Equine infectious anemia (EIA) was first developed. Based on the knowledge base, a scenario tree was developed to determine conditions (with mathematical probabilities) that could lead to the introduction and maintenance of EIAV along the cloning pathway. Parameters for the occurrence of the event at each node were estimated using published literature. Using @Risk software and setting Monte Carlo simulation at 50,000 iterations, the probability of importing an EIAV-infected cloned horse embryo was 1.8 × 10(-9) (R = 1.5 × 10(-12) to 2.9 × 10(-8)). Taking into account the current protocol for equine cloning and assuming the yield of 5 to 30 clones per year, the possible number of EIAV-infected cloned horse embryos ranged from 2.0 × 10(-10) to 9.1 × 10(-5) (Mean = 1.4×10(-6)) per year. Consequently, it would take up to 1.5 × 10(7) (R = 1.6 × 10(4) to 5.1 × 10(10)) years for EIAV to be introduced into the USA. Based on the knowledge base and our critical pathway analysis, the biological plausibility of introducing EIAV into USA via cloned horse embryos imported from Canada is extremely low.

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Cloning, OrganismInfectious Anemia Virus, EquineAnimalsCanadaCommerceEmbryo, MammalianEquine Infectious AnemiaFemaleHorsesMonte Carlo MethodNuclear Transfer TechniquesOocyte DonationOocytesRisk AssessmentUnited States

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