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ArticleVirology journal2023

Suid alphaherpesvirus 1 of wild boar origin as a recent source of Aujeszky's disease in carnivores in Germany.

Conrad M Freuling, Andreas Hlinak, Christoph Schulze, Julia Sehl-Ewert, Patrick Wysocki, Claudia A Szentiks, Klaus Schmitt, Peter Wohlsein, Gesa Kluth, Ilka Reinhardt and 2 more

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Article in Virology journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Conrad M FreulingInstitute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, 17493, Greifswald- Insel Riems, Germany.
Andreas HlinakBerlin-Brandenburg State Laboratory, 15236, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany.
Christoph SchulzeBerlin-Brandenburg State Laboratory, 15236, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany.
Julia Sehl-EwertDepartment of Experimental Animal Facilities and Biorisk Management, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, 17493, Greifswald- Insel Riems, Germany.
Patrick WysockiFriedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Institute of Epidemiology, 17493, Greifswald- Insel Riems, Germany.
Claudia A SzentiksIZW - Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, 10315, Berlin, Germany.
Klaus SchmittLandesamt für Verbraucherschutz Saarland, 66115, Saarbrücken, Germany.
Peter WohlseinDepartment of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, 30559, Hannover, Germany.
Gesa KluthLUPUS - German Institute for Wolf Monitoring and Research, 02826, Görlitz, Germany.
Ilka ReinhardtLUPUS - German Institute for Wolf Monitoring and Research, 02826, Görlitz, Germany.
Thomas C MettenleiterFriedrich-Loeffler-Institut, 17493, Greifswald- Insel Riems, Germany.
Thomas MüllerInstitute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, 17493, Greifswald- Insel Riems, Germany. Thomas.Mueller@fli.de.
Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut · DELandesamt für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz Nordrhein-Westfalen · DELeibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research · DEUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe high susceptibility of carnivores to Suid Alphaherpesvirus 1 [SuAHV1, synonymous pseudorabies virus (PrV)], renders them inadvertent sentinels for the possible occurrence of Aujeszky's disease (AD) in domestic and wild swine populations. The aim of this study was to epidemiologically analyse the occurrence of PrV infections in domestic and wild animals in Germany during the last three decades and to genetically characterise the causative PrV isolates.

methodsPrV in dogs was detected using standard virological techniques including conventional and real time PCR, virus isolation or by immunohistochemistry. Available PrV isolates were characterized by partial sequencing of the open gC reading frame and the genetic traits were compared with those of archived PrV isolates from carnivores and domestic pigs from Germany before the elimination of AD in the domestic pig population.

resultsDuring 1995 and 2022, a total of 38 cases of AD in carnivores, e.g. dogs and red foxes, were laboratory confirmed. Sequencing and subsequent phylogenetic analysis of PrV isolates established a strong connection between AD cases in carnivores and the occurrence of PrV infections in European wild boars in the end phase of and after elimination of AD from the domestic pig population. While PrV infections occur at low numbers but regularly in hunting dogs, interestingly, PrV was not observed in grey wolves in Germany. In none of 682 dead-found grey wolves and wolf-dog hybrids tested from Germany during 2006-2022 could PrV infection be detected by molecular means.

conclusionsAlthough PrV has been eliminated from domestic pigs, spillover infections in domestic and wild carnivores should always be expected given the endemic presence of PrV in wild pig populations. Since detection of PrV DNA and virus in carnivores is sporadic even in areas with high seroprevalence of PrV in wild pigs, it may not reflect the full diversity of PrV.

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Herpesvirus 1, SuidPseudorabiesSwine DiseasesWolvesAnimalsGermanyPhylogenySeroepidemiologic StudiesSus scrofaSwineAujeszky’s diseaseDogsFoxesPseudorabiesSuid herpesvirusWild boarsWolves

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