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ArticleVeterinary world2017

Pathology and polymerase chain reaction detection of ovine progressive pneumonia (maedi) cases in slaughtered sheep in India.

Rahul Singh, Pawan Kumar, Rajendra Singh, Kuldeep Dhama, Swati Kumari, Jay Prakash Yadav, Gayatri Kashyap, Karam Pal Singh, Vidya Singh, Monalisa Sahoo

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Article in Veterinary world, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rahul SinghDivision of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Izatnagar - 243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Pawan KumarDivision of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Izatnagar - 243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Rajendra SinghDivision of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Izatnagar - 243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Kuldeep DhamaDivision of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Izatnagar - 243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Swati KumariDivision of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Izatnagar - 243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Jay Prakash YadavDivision of Veterinary Public Health, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Izatnagar - 243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Gayatri KashyapDivision of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Izatnagar - 243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Karam Pal SinghDivision of Pathology, Centre for Animal Disease Research and Diagnosis, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Izatnagar - 243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Vidya SinghDivision of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Izatnagar - 243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Monalisa SahooDivision of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Izatnagar - 243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Indian Veterinary Research Institute · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe small ruminant lentiviruses are known to cause maedi-visna (MV) and caprine arthritis - encephalitis in sheep and goats, typically affecting joints, udder, lungs, and the central nervous system. The diagnosis usually involves serology, clinical signs, immunohistochemistry, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). In the present study, the histopathologically positive pneumonia cases of MV were confirmed by PCR in lung tissue probably for the first time in India. MATERIALS AND

methodsA total of 888 lungs of adult sheep, aged between 2 and 5 years, were screened during slaughter, of which 121 were found to have pneumonic lesions. The tissues from each pneumonic lung including associated lymph nodes were collected in 10% neutral buffered formalin for histopathology. The frozen tissues of the same were also collected and stored at -20°C for PCR confirmation.

resultsThree of 121 cases of pneumonic lungs of sheep revealed gross and histopathological lesions suggestive of maedi or ovine progressive pneumonia infection. These 3 cases were further confirmed by PCR technique that amplified 291-base pair DNA in the long terminal repeat sequence of MV provirus.

conclusionThis study suggests the low occurrence of MV virus (MVV) infection in India in naturally affected sheep based on pathomorphological lesions and using the molecular tool of PCR detection of the virus in tissues. Further, a combination of pathomorphology or/and PCR testing might be optimal for detecting the animals infected with MVV.

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histopathologymaedi-visnaovine progressive pneumoniapolymerase chain reactionsmall ruminant lentiviruses

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PMID29263606
PMCPMC5732350
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