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ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2024

Astrovirus induced nonpurulent encephalomyelitis in sheep: First report from Türkiye by high-throughput sequencing.

Yesari Eroksuz, Mehmet Ozkan Timurkan, Farzane Shams, Torsten Seuberlich, Burak Karabulut, Canan Akdeniz Incili, Emel Kara, Hatice Eroksuz

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Yesari EroksuzDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-5962-8810
Mehmet Ozkan TimurkanDepartment of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazıig, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-0458-7887
Farzane ShamsDivision of Neurological Sciences, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-1367-4779
Torsten SeuberlichDivision of Neurological Sciences, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-6800-5129
Burak KarabulutDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-4907-6159
Canan Akdeniz InciliDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-1893-7531
Emel KaraDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.ORCID 0009-0008-4873-3525
Hatice EroksuzDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-8407-5792

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Abstract

backgroundThis study presents the case of non-purulent encephalomyelitis associated with astrovirus infection in a sheep from Eastern Anatolia, Türkiye.

methodsA necropsy was performed on a sheep showing nervous signs. Afterwards, brain tissue samples were taken and examined with histopathological, immunohistochemical and molecular techniques.

resultsNeuropathologic changes included neuronal degeneration, diffuse gliosis, multifocal perivascular cuffing, neuronophagy and neuronal necrosis in the cerebrum, the cerebellum and the cervical spinal cord. Aerobic and anaerobic bacterial culture, selective culture for Listeria monocytogenes, and PCR analysis for rabies virus, tick-borne encephalitis virus, Türkiye encephalitis virus, small ruminant lentiviruses and border disease virus were negative. However, the presence of astrovirus RNA in cerebral, cerebellar and spinal cord samples was demonstrated by a pan-astrovirus RT-PCR. Immunohistochemical examinations revealed astrovirus antigens within the neuronal cytoplasm. High-throughput sequencing techniques identified the causative agent as a member of the genotype species Mamastrovirus 13 but representing a distinct genetic lineage with similarity to ovine astrovirus 1 in the open-reading frames (ORF)1ab region and muskox astrovirus in the ORF2 region.

conclusionThis report provides evidence that astroviruses are potentially encephalitis-causing pathogens in ovine populations in Türkiye, featuring an astrovirus strain distinct from those previously identified in sheep.

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Astroviridae InfectionsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingSheep DiseasesAnimalsAstroviridaeEncephalomyelitisMamastrovirusPhylogenySheepSheep, Domesticastrovirusencephalitishigh‐throughput sequencingimmunohistochemistrynon‐purulent encephalomyelitiss

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