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development of a taqman pcr assay with internal amplification control for the detection of african swine fever virus.a closed-tube polymerase chain reaction (pcr) was developed to allow the rapid detection of african swine fever virus (asfv) dna. this assay targets the vp72 gene of asfv and uses the 5'-nuclease assay (taqman) system to detect pcr amplicons, avoiding tube opening and potential cross-contamination of post-pcr products. an artificial mimic was engineered with the taqman probe site replaced by a larger irrelevant dna fragment allowing discrimination from asfv by using two-colour taqman probe repor ...200312445938
simulated effect of pig-population density on epidemic size and choice of control strategy for classical swine fever epidemics in the netherlands.we examined the importance of pig-population density in the area of an outbreak of classical swine fever (csf) for the spread of the infection and the choice of control measures. a spatial, stochastic, dynamic epidemiological simulation model linked to a sector-level market-and-trade model for the netherlands were used. outbreaks in sparsely and densely populated areas were compared under four different control strategies and with two alternative trade assumptions. the obligatory control strateg ...200212450686
candidate peptide vaccine induced protection against classical swine fever virus.former investigations demonstrated that the envelope glycoprotein e2 could protect pigs from classical swine fever virus (csfv). based on these findings, we prepared synthetic peptide vaccine using e2 n-terminal antigenic units b/c and hoped to induce protective activity against lethal challenge of virulent csfv strain shimen. five overlapped peptides sequence-covering amino acids 693-777 on e2 of shimen were synthesized and then conjugated with bovine serum albumin (bsa), respectively. in the v ...200212450690
the influence of maternal immunity on the efficacy of a classical swine fever vaccine against classical swine fever virus, genogroup 2.2, infection.in thailand, where vaccination is routinely employed, there has been an increased incidence of chronic classical swine fever (csf) outbreaks during the past decade. the major causative virus has been identified to be the moderate virulence, classical swine fever virus (csfv) of the genogroup 2.2. an investigation was made into the efficacy of a csf vaccine against this genogroup 2.2 challenge. five-week-old pigs, grouped by their level of passive antibody titer were immunized with lapinized chin ...200312488082
an experimental infection to investigate the indirect transmission of classical swine fever virus by excretions of infected pigs.in this experiment transmission of classical swine fever (csf) virus via excretions of infected pigs was investigated under experimental conditions. five pairs of pigs were experimentally infected with csf virus. eight days after experimental infection, when all pigs were viraemic for at least 3 days, the pens were depopulated and 20 h later, restocked with five pairs of susceptible pigs which stayed in these pens for 35 days. during the first 3 weeks of the experiment, the pens were neither cle ...200212489714
epidemiology of the 2000 csf outbreak in east anglia: preliminary findings. 200112503600
establishment and characterization of two new pig cell lines for use in virological diagnostic laboratories.two pig cell lines derived from kidney and trachea tissues and referred to as newborn swine kidney (nsk) and newborn pig trachea (nptr) were established following serial culture of primary cells. they were characterized by an epithelial-like morphology, high capacity to replicate and stability of the cell monolayer for several days after seeding. their modal chromosome number was modified in comparison to that of primary swine cells and they both displayed a transforming potential in vitro and d ...200312505635
the influence of viral coding sequences on pestivirus ires activity reveals further parallels with translation initiation in prokaryotes.classical swine fever virus (csfv) is a member of the pestivirus family, which shares many features in common with hepatitis c virus (hcv). it is shown here that csfv has an exceptionally efficient cis-acting internal ribosome entry segment (ires), which, like that of hcv, is strongly influenced by the sequences immediately downstream of the initiation codon, and is optimal with viral coding sequences in this position. constructs that retained 17 or more codons of viral coding sequence exhibited ...200212515388
rapid detection of classical swine fever virus by a portable real-time reverse transcriptase pcr assay.a fluorogenic-probe hydrolysis (taqman)-reverse transcriptase pcr assay for classical swine fever virus (csfv) was developed and evaluated in experimentally infected swine. the assay detected csfv, representing different phylogenetic groupings, but did not amplify viral rna from related pestiviruses. the assay met or exceeded the sensitivity (1 to 100 50% tissue culture infective doses per ml) of viral cultures of samples from experimentally infected animals. viral rna was detected in nasal and ...200312517907
experimental infection with the paderborn isolate of classical swine fever virus in 10-week-old pigs: determination of viral replication kinetics by quantitative rt-pcr, virus isolation and antigen elisa.we performed experimental infection in 10-week-old pigs with the paderborn isolate of classical swine fever virus (csfv). despite being epidemiologically linked to the major csfv outbreak in the netherlands in 1997, the in vivo replication kinetics of this isolate have to our knowledge not been described in detail previously. we found that oronasal infection with 10(4.7) tcid(50) produced mortality in three out of five pigs after 29-31 days, and severe clinical symptoms in one out of five pigs, ...200312523982
membrane association facilitates the correct processing of pp220 during production of the major matrix proteins of african swine fever virus.the african swine fever (asf) virus polyprotein pp220 is processed at gly-gly-x sites by a virally encoded sumo-like protease to produce matrix proteins p150, p37, p34, and p14. four gly-gly-x sites are used to produce the matrix proteins, but the polyprotein contains an additional 15 sites potentially recognized by the protease. this study shows that cleavage occurs at many, if not all, gly-gly-x sites, and at steady state, p150 and p34 are minor products of processing. significantly, only the ...200312525602
detection of classical swine fever virus in the ovaries of experimentally infected sows.six sows were infected intranasally with a korean isolate of classical swine fever virus (csfv). the distribution of virus in ovarian tissues was then assessed for 21 days by in-situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. csfv was detected in the ovaries between 7 and 21 days post-inoculation (dpi) by both methods, but the labelling was particularly intense and widespread at 7 dpi. csfv nucleic acid and antigen were located almost exclusively within the cytoplasm of cells shown by haematoxylin ...200312531688
[cloning and sequence analysis of e0 gene of hog cholera virus lapinized chinese strain and virulent shimen strain].according to the published nucleotide sequences of genome of hog cholera virus, one pair of specific primers were designed and synthesized. from the spleen of rabbits which were infected with hclv and hcv shimen strain infected pig blood, the two e0 genes were amplified by rt-pcr. the amplified fragments were cloned into pgem-t vector and sequenced. sequence analysis showed nucleotide sequence and deduced amino acid sequence homologies of the e0 gene between hclv and shimen strain were 95.0% and ...200012548875
[study on the morphological processing of classical swine fever virus in cultured cells].an infected mode between the thiverval strain and chinese strain of csfv and mpk cells are established. the morphological structure and processing of different strains(t strain, c strain and f strain) of csfv were studied by ultra-thin section electron microscopy. the virions of csfv are roughly round and approximately 70 nm in diameter with a 40 nm core, and are wraped by membrane. the distinctive pathway of the maturation and release of csfv are observed. virons on different deverloping state ...200012548986
[molecular cloning and expression of e2 gene of the chinese classical swine fever virus(shimen strain) and preliminary studies of its dna vaccine].a 1.1 bp fragment of e2 gene of chinese classical swine fever virus(csfv) shimen strain, a standard virulent strain, was amplified by rt-pcr from total rna of cell cultures infected by csfv, and cloned into pgem t vector. the nucleotide sequence of this fragment was sequenced by sanger's method and the amino acid sequence was deduced. compared with the corresponding region of alfort, brescia and c strain of csfv, the nucleotide sequence homology is 84.7%, 92.6% and 95.2% respectively, and the am ...200012548987
[nucleotide sequence analysis of e2 major protective antigen encoding region of 12 strains of hog cholera virus(hcv)].cdna fragments, of hcv envelope glycoprotein e2 major gene of 11 field strains isolated in china in different time and 1 french reference strain(thiveral) were amplified respectively with rt-pcr method and sequenced. the fragments amplified located by the 5' 2485 to 2708 of e2 major domains b and c and encoded 75 amino acid residues of e2 glycoprotein. all the products amplifield by rt-pcr from 12 strains in the study were same size of 224 bp. comparing 12 sequences with other 9 references strai ...200012549056
[sequencing of e2 gene and comparison analysis of four strains hog cholera virus (hcv)].four cdna fragments of envelope glycoprotoin e2 gene of sm strain, hclv strain, f03 strain and f07 strain were amplified respectively with rt-pcr method. the amplified e2 fragments of four hcv strains were all 1273 bp in length by agarose gel electrophoresis. four e2 fragments were cloned respectively into pgem-t easy vector. 1273 bp cdna fragment of four hcv e2 gene were sequenced and 381 residues amino acid sequence of e2 glycoprotein were deduced. the signal peptide sequence (wlllvtga) locate ...200112549086
[construction of the full-length cdna clone of chinese virulent strain--f114].seven subclones covered the complete genome of classical swine fever virus chinese virulent strain f114 were obtained by reverse transcription pcr. the complete nucleotide sequence of the genome of strain f114 was determined by sequencing. the cdna fragments were then assembled and inserted downstream of a t7 promoter in pbluescript ii sk+ plasmid vector to obtain the full-length cd-na clone sk-12297. homology comparison of the nucleotide and amino acid sequence of strain f114 with the known seq ...200112552911
determination of the sequence of the complete open reading frame and the 5'ntr of the paderborn isolate of classical swine fever virus.the classical swine fever (csf) epidemic in the netherlands in 1997-1998 lasted 14 months, during which 429 infected and 1300 at risk herds were culled, at an estimated economical cost of 2 billion us dollars. despite the overwhelming scale of the epizootic, the csf virus (csfv) strain causing the outbreak has remained largely uncharacterized. the dutch epizootic is epidemiologically linked to a small csf outbreak in 1997, in paderborn in germany. e2 and partial 5' ntr sequencing has shown that ...200312554101
[the morphological structure of classical swine fever virus and some characteristics of its multiplication].some characteristics of the multiplication of classical swine fever virus(csfv) thiverval strain were studied by means of the immunofluorescence technique. under optimum culture conditions, the concentration of csfv in the culture liquid multiplicated by mpk cells is ten times higher than by pk-15 cells. the half-life period of csfv at 37 degrees c is 3 hour. the location of csfv's replication in host cells is detected by the monoclonal antibodies of the structural protein e2 and the non-structu ...199912555533
[molecular clone and sequence analysis of cdna fragments of hog cholera virus strain c].the 5' nonencoding region, p23 and p14 encoding region and e1 gene of hog cholera virus (hcv) strain c were amplified from total rna extracted from hcv strain c infected rabbit spleen by reverse transcription and nested or half--nested pcr. the pcr products were cloned into pgem-t vector. nucleotide sequencing was performed using an abi prism sequencing device; based on the incorporation of fluoresect labelled dideoxynuclotide teminators. the obtained sequences on 5' noncoding region and part of ...199912555563
pathogenicity and kinetics of virus propagation in swine infected with the cytopathogenic classical swine fever virus containing defective interfering particles.to analyze the pathogenicity and in vivo kinetics of the cytopathogenic (cp) classical swine fever virus (csfv) wb82 strain, which is composed of cp defective interfering (di) particles and noncytopathogenic (noncp) helper virus (wb82/e(+) strain), wb82 and wb82/e(+) strains were administered separately to domestic pigs. after inoculation with either strain, all pigs showed typical symptoms of classical swine fever (csf), such as leucopenia and high fever. there were few differences in clinical ...200312556994
evolution of hepatitis c virus in blood donors and their respective recipients.this paper describes the study of hepatitis c virus (hcv) evolution in the largest cohort of hcv-infected blood donors (bds)/blood recipients (brs) reported to date (25 pairs). a molecular analysis of partial sequences in the e1 (envelope) and ns5-b (polymerase) genes was performed. phylogenetic reconstruction showed that the evolution of dominant strains was qualitatively and quantitatively different in bds and brs. the evolutionary rate was significantly higher in brs, in which, in addition, m ...200312560577
upregulation of il-10 gene expression in porcine peripheral blood mononuclear cells by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.several lines of evidence suggest that porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (prrsv) may have immunomodulatory effects on the host immune system. to determine the effect of prrsv on cytokine production, a multiplex pcr was established. this allowed a semi-quantitative analysis of ifn-gamma, il-2, il-4, il-10 and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (gapdh) gene expression levels from porcine peripheral blood mononuclear cells (pbmcs). these results showed that both live and ina ...200312560579
[cloning of the major antigen region of e2 gene of hog cholera virus and expression in escherichia coli].the major antigen region of e2 gene of hog cholera prevalent strain (guangxi yuling strain) and chinese hog cholera lapinised virus (c-strain) derived from hog and rabbit spleen tissue, was amplified by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(rt-pcr) and the nested polymerase chain reaction (npcr). after the amplified fragments were cloned into the expression vector pproex-htb, the recombinant plasmids pproex-gxyl and pproex-c were obtained. the insert position, the size and the reading ...200212561208
detection of classical swine fever virus in boar semen by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.a seminested reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr) was developed for the detection of classical swine fever virus (csfv) in semen. five boars were inoculated intranasally with csfv isolate propagated in pk15 cells. two boars inoculated with the supernatant of noninfected pk15 cells were kept as controls. semen and serum samples were collected twice weekly for 63 days postinoculation (dpi). samples were tested for the presence of antibodies to csfv by an enzyme-linked immunosor ...200312580293
dna polymerase x of african swine fever virus: insertion fidelity on gapped dna substrates and ap lyase activity support a role in base excision repair of viral dna.dna polymerase x (pol x) from african swine fever virus (asfv) is the smallest naturally ocurring dna-directed dna polymerase (174 amino acid residues) described so far. previous biochemical analysis has shown that asfv pol x is a highly distributive, monomeric enzyme, lacking a proofreading 3'-5' exonuclease. also, asfv pol x binds intermediates of the single-nucleotide base excision repair (ber) process, and is able to efficiently repair single-nucleotide gapped dna. in this work, we perform a ...200312595253
inactivation of classical swine fever virus: association of hydrostatic pressure and ultraviolet irradiation.reversible pressure-induced disassembly of several viruses has suggested the idea of using hydrostatic pressure to suppress virus infectivity. in this study, the effects of high hydrostatic pressure and ultraviolet (uv) irradiation were investigated on classical swine fever virus (csfv) in an attempt to eliminate residual infectivity. the structural modifications were followed by intrinsic fluorescence and biological activity assays. the kinetics of csfv inactivation showed that pressure-induced ...200312609688
infectious hepatitis c virus pseudo-particles containing functional e1-e2 envelope protein complexes.the study of hepatitis c virus (hcv), a major cause of chronic liver disease, has been hampered by the lack of a cell culture system supporting its replication. here, we have successfully generated infectious pseudo-particles that were assembled by displaying unmodified and functional hcv glycoproteins onto retroviral and lentiviral core particles. the presence of a green fluorescent protein marker gene packaged within these hcv pseudo-particles allowed reliable and fast determination of infecti ...200312615904
animal disease eradication demands targetted resources and determination. 200312618061
clinical signs and epidemiology of classical swine fever: a review of new knowledge.although classical swine fever (csf) has been well known for decades and epidemics still occur, clinical diagnosis continues to cause problems for veterinary practitioners. this is due to the extensive differential diagnosis, further complicated by the emergence of new diseases such as porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (prrs) and porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome (pdns). in addition, acute, chronic and prenatal courses of csf have to be distinguished. as a cause of consider ...200312618065
localization of classical swine fever virus from chronically infected pigs by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry.classical swine fever (csf) virus (csfv) nucleic acid and antigen were detected in 15 pigs with naturally occurring chronic csf by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. the most consistent and prominent microscopic lesions were perivascular mononuclear cell infiltration and gliosis in the central nervous system of pigs with chronic csf. positive cells typically exhibited a dark brown (in situ hybridization) or red (immunohistochemistry) reaction product in the cytoplasm without backgro ...200312627722
polyprotein processing protease of african swine fever virus: purification and biochemical characterization.the purified recombinant african swine fever virus polyprotein processing protease cleaves the two gg-x sites in polyprotein pp62 with the same efficiency. cleavage at the site that is first recognized in vivo is not a requisite for cleavage at the second site, suggesting the existence of mechanisms that control the ordered processing of the polyprotein during infection.200312634404
classical swine fever: pathology of bone marrow.twenty pigs were inoculated with a virulent isolate (quillota strain) of classical swine fever (csf) virus to determine the chronological development of lesions in bone marrow. histopathologic, ultrastructural and immunohistochemical (detection of viral antigen gp55, myeloid-histiocyte antigen, cd3 antigen, and fviii-rag), and morphometric techniques were employed. viral antigen was detected from 2 days postinfection (dpi) in stromal and haematopoitic cells, and severe atrophy related to apoptos ...200312637755
amino acids 1-20 of the hepatitis c virus (hcv) core protein specifically inhibit hcv ires-dependent translation in hepg2 cells, and inhibit both hcv ires- and cap-dependent translation in huh7 and cv-1 cells.a self-modulating mechanism by the hepatitis c virus (hcv) core protein has been suggested to influence the level of hcv replication, but current data on this subject are contradictory. we examined the effect of wild-type and mutated core protein on hcv ires- and cap-dependent translation. the wild-type core protein was shown to inhibit both ires- and cap-dependent translation in an in vitro system. this effect was duplicated in a dose-dependent manner with a synthetic peptide representing amino ...200312655082
genotyping field strains of african swine fever virus by partial p72 gene characterisation.a pcr-based sequencing method was developed which permits detection and characterization of african swine fever virus (asfv) variants within 5 and 48 h, respectively, of receipt of a clinical specimen. amplification of a 478 bp fragment corresponding to the c-terminal end of the p72 gene, confirms virus presence with genetic characterization being achieved by nucleotide sequence determination and phylogenetic analysis. the method was applied to 55 viruses including those representative of the ma ...200312664294
[detection of antibody against hepatitis c virus first envelope (hcv-e1) protein and its clinical application].to study the antibody against hepatitis c virus first envelope (hcv-e1) protein in the sera from patients with hcv and to evaluate the application of hcv-e1 antigen in detection of hcv antibody.200212665917
proteomics computational analyses suggest that hepatitis c virus e1 and pestivirus e2 envelope glycoproteins are truncated class ii fusion proteins.class ii fusion proteins encoded by tick-borne encephalitis virus (tbev), dengue virus, and semliki forest virus have a fusion peptide located at the end of a rod-like molecule comprised of three antiparallel beta sheet domains. proteomics computational analyses suggest that hepatitis c virus (hcv) envelope glycoprotein e1 and pestivirus envelope glycoprotein e2 are truncated class ii fusion proteins. similarities were also detected between the receptor-binding portion of tbev e and hcv e2, and ...200312667795
african swine fever virus proteinase is essential for core maturation and infectivity.african swine fever virus (asfv) encodes two polyprotein precursors named pp220 and pp62 that are sequentially processed during viral infection, giving rise to six major structural proteins. these reside at the core shell, a matrix domain located between the endoplasmic reticulum-derived inner envelope and the dna-containing nucleoid. proteolytic processing of the polyprotein precursors is catalyzed by the viral proteinase ps273r, a cysteine proteinase that shares sequence similarity with the su ...200312719549
classical swine fever in wild boar in the lombardy region of italy from 1997 to 2002.in 1997, outbreaks of classical swine fever occurred in wild boar and domestic pigs in the italian province of varese (lombardy region). statutory animal health measures were imposed, and a control plan aimed at preventing the virus from spreading outside the infected hunting zone of 108 km2 was implemented. however, in 1998, virologically positive wild boar were found outside this zone, including within swiss territory. the infected zone was then enlarged to include the three other hunting area ...200312723629
a histopathologic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural study of the intestine in pigs inoculated with classical swine fever virus.the aim of this study was to report on the lesions occurring in the intestine during experimental classical swine fever (csf) and to clarify the nature of infected cells and the distribution of viral antigen. thirty-two pigs were inoculated with the virulent csf virus (csfv) isolate alfort 187 and slaughtered from 2 to 15 postinoculation days; four animals of similar background served as a control group. immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, and the transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphos ...200312724565
viral internal ribosome entry site structures segregate into two distinct morphologies.an increasing number of viruses have been shown to initiate protein synthesis by a cap-independent mechanism involving internal ribosome entry sites (iress). predictions of the folding patterns of these rna motifs have been based primarily on sequence and biochemical analyses. biophysical confirmation of the models has been achieved only for the ires of hepatitis c virus (hcv), which adopts an open structure consisting of two major stems. we have conducted an extensive comparison of flavivirus a ...200312743317
detection of trna-like structure through rnase p cleavage of viral internal ribosome entry site rnas near the aug start triplet.the 9600-base rna genome of hepatitis c virus (hcv) has an internal ribosome entry site (ires) in its first 370 bases, including the aug start triplet at bases 342-344. structural elements of this and other ires domains substitute for a 5' terminal cap structure in protein synthesis. recent work (nadal, a., martell, m., lytle, j. r., lyons, a. j., robertson, h. d., cabot, b., esteban, j. i., esteban, r., guardia, j., and gomez, j. (2002) j. biol. chem. 277, 30606-30613) has demonstrated that the ...200312746454
african swine fever and classical swine fever: a review of the pathogenesis.this paper describes major pathogenetic mechanisms of african and classical swine fever virus infections. the interactions between both viruses and the monocyte-macrophage-system result in the release of mediator molecules, which are important for the further progression of the diseases. the causes of the thrombocytopenia and the mechanisms of the haemorrhages, which are characteristic in both infections, are described. apoptotic cell death is regarded as the predominant cause of lymphopenia in ...200312756959
[heterogeneity of ruminant pestiviruses: academic interest or important basis for the development of vaccines and diagnostics?].pestiviruses cause economically important diseases of farm animals. members of the pestiviruses are bovine viral diarrhea virus 1 (bvdv-1), bvdv-2, classical swine fever virus (csfv) and border disease virus (bdv). phylogenetic analyses based on the entire nucleic acid sequence encoding the npro allow a statistically significant segregation of established species and of subgroups within the species. bvdv-1 strains isolated in germany can be associated with at least five different subgroups. in c ...200312784555
classical swine fever virus interferes with cellular antiviral defense: evidence for a novel function of n(pro).classical swine fever virus (csfv) replicates efficiently in cell lines and monocytic cells, including macrophages (mphi), without causing a cytopathic effect or inducing interferon (ifn) secretion. in the present study, the capacity of csfv to interfere with cellular antiviral activity was investigated. when the porcine kidney cell line sk-6 was infected with csfv, there was a 100-fold increased capacity to resist to apoptosis induced by polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid [poly(ic)], a synthetic d ...200312805464
regulation of apoptosis in african swine fever virus-infected macrophages.a number of viruses have evolved antiapoptotic mechanisms to promote infected-cell survival, either to ensure efficient productive viral replication or to promote long-term survival of virus-infected cells. recent studies identified critical african swine fever virus genes involved in the complex regulation of asfv-host interactions. here we review the present knowledge of the recently identified asfv genes with special attention to those which affect viral virulence, host range, and pathogenesi ...200212805900
analysis of hepatitis c virus/classical swine fever virus chimeric 5'ntrs: sequences within the hepatitis c virus ires are required for viral rna replication.hepatitis c virus (hcv) is classified in the genus hepacivirus of the family flaviviridae, whose members have a single-stranded rna genome of positive polarity, which encodes a single polyprotein. within this family, hcv is closely related to viruses of the genus pestivirus, which includes classical swine fever virus (csfv). translation of the hepaci- and pestiviral polyprotein is initiated by internal entry of ribosomes, promoted by the 5'ntr. the secondary and tertiary rna structures of the hc ...200312810870
host immune responses against hog cholera virus in pigs treated with an ionized alkali mineral complex.to determine the immune responses in pigs to hog cholera virus after treatment with an ionized alkali mineral complex (iamc), 40 healthy pigs (28-32 days old) from a commercial swine farm were purchased and housed into 4 groups (n=10 each). all pigs were vaccinated intramuscularly (1 ml) with an attenuated live hog cholera virus (hcv, lom strain) at 28-32 days old and challenged with a virulent hog cholera virus at 8 weeks after vaccination. each group was treated with powerfeel sprayed diet as ...200212819381
cell surface expression of functional hepatitis c virus e1 and e2 glycoproteins.hepatitis c virus (hcv) glycoproteins e1 and e2 are believed to be retained in the endoplasmic reticulum (er) or cis-golgi compartment via retention signals located in their transmembrane domains. here we describe the detection of e1 and e2 at the surface of transiently transfected hek 293t and huh7 cells. surface-localized e1e2 heterodimers presented exclusively as non-covalently associated complexes. surface-expressed e2 contained trans-golgi modified complex/hybrid type carbohydrate and migra ...200312832074
genetic and antigenic characterization of novel pestivirus genotypes: implications for classification.currently, the genus pestivirus comprises the four approved species bovine viral diarrhea virus 1 (bvdv-1), bvdv-2, classical swine fever virus (csfv), and border disease virus (bdv) and one tentative fifth species represented by a single strain (h138) isolated from a giraffe in kenya more than 30 years ago. to further address the issue of heterogeneity of pestiviruses we have determined the entire n(pro) and e2 coding sequences for several new pestivirus isolates. interestingly, phylogenetic an ...200312832207
virulence of recent and former classical swine fever virus isolates evaluated by their clinical and pathological signs.the clinical diagnosis of classical swine fever (csf) still caused problems to the veterinarians during the last decade. the primary csf outbreak was often detected too late and, meanwhile, the virus had spread. consequently, the recent classical swine fever virus isolates (csfv) were suspected to be of low virulence. the purpose of the study was to quantify the virulence of four recent csfv by evaluating the clinical and pathological signs caused by different csfv. pigs of the same breed and ag ...200312864895
comparison of antibody values in sera of pigs vaccinated with a subunit or an attenuated vaccine against classical swine fever.ten pigs, aged 85 days, were vaccinated with a subunit vaccine containing 32 microg of classical swine fever virus glycoprotein e2 (gp e2) (group 1), and a further 10 pigs were vaccinated with a c strain vaccine (10(4+/-0.15) tcid50/ml), produced by amplification in minipig kidney (mpk) cell culture (group 2). nine non-vaccinated pigs served as a control group (group 3). serum samples were collected before (day 0) and at 4, 10, 21 and 28 days after vaccination and were analysed by two commercial ...200312872833
glomerulonephritis associated with classical swine fever virus in pigs. 200312877214
mapping of a conformational epitope shared between e1 and e2 on the serum-derived human hepatitis c virus envelope.monoclonal antibody d32.10 produced by immunizing mice with a hepatitis c virus (hcv)-enriched pellet obtained from plasmapheresis of a chronically hcv1b-infected patient binds hcv particles derived from serum of different hcv1a- and hcv1b-infected patients. moreover, this monoclonal has been shown to recognize both hcv envelope proteins e1 and e2. in an attempt to provide novel insight into the membrane topology of hcv envelope glycoproteins e1 and e2, we localized the epitope recognized by d32 ...200312882983
risk analysis of the spread of classical swine fever virus through "neighbourhood infections" for different regions in belgium.risk factors associated with the occurrence of "neighbourhood infections" [epidemiology of classical swine fever. in: truszczynski, m. (ed.), proceedings of the workshop on diagnostic procedures and measures to control classical swine fever in domestic pigs and the european wild boar. pulaway, poland, pp. 119-130] during classical swine fever (csf) outbreaks were examined based on information collected during a csf-epidemic, which occurred in the east flanders province of belgium in 1994. the on ...200312900147
humoral and cell-mediated immune responses of d/d histocompatible pigs against classical swine fever (csf) virus.a better understanding of cell-mediated immune responses to classical swine fever virus (csfv) is essential for the future development of improved vaccines. we analyzed the generation of cell-mediated and humoral immune responses in d/d histocompatible pigs following csfv infection or vaccination. viral infection induced high t cell responses with high primary and secondary ctl activity correlated with high ifn-gamma production, whereas vaccination with a live vaccine followed by infection mainl ...200312911856
characterization of rna-dependent rna polymerase activity of csfv ns5b proteins expressed in escherichia coli.the full-length ns5b protein, and the truncated ns5b proteins of classical swine fever virus (csfv) resulted from deletion of 24, 36, 65 or 82, amino acid residues at the c terminal were expressed in escherichia coli cells and purified with a c-terminal hexahistidine tag. in addition to the full-length ns5b protein, those truncated ns5b proteins with deletion of 24, 36, or 65 amino acid residues were demonstrated to have rna-dependent rna polymerase (rdrp) activity, which was not found in the tr ...200312913359
proportions and phenotypic expression of peripheral blood leucocytes in pigs vaccinated with an attenuated c strain and a subunit e2 vaccine against classical swine fever.the influence of an attenuated classical swine fever virus c strain vaccine and a subunit e2 vaccine against classical swine fever on the peripheral blood leucocyte proportion and phenotypic expression in 12-week-old pigs was studied. the c strain was amplified in minipig kidney cell culture and final product contained 10(4 +/- 0.15) tcid50/ml, while the subunit vaccine contained 32 microg per dose of gp e2. haematological findings showed that the vaccines did not cause leucopenia or lymphocytop ...200312916689
infection of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus suppresses the antibody response to classical swine fever virus vaccination.the effects of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (prrsv) infection on the antibody response to vaccination with classical swine fever (csf) vaccine in piglets were investigated. piglets were inoculated intranasally with the prrsv bj-4 strain, and then vaccinated intramuscularly with csf vaccine 2 days later. control animals were either vaccinated with csf vaccine or infected with prrsv alone. time course of the antibody response against either prrsv or csf vaccine was measured. ...200312935755
highly sensitive pcr assay for routine diagnosis of african swine fever virus in clinical samples.this work provides a novel, highly sensitive, hot start pcr method for rapid and specific detection of african swine fever virus (asfv) that can be used as a routine diagnostic test for asfv in surveillance, control, and eradication programs. a confirmatory test of the specificity of this method based on restriction endonuclease analysis was also developed.200312958285
effect of exposure to hog cholera virus before and after vaccination with modified live vaccine. 195413129160
classical swine fever--an update.classical swine fever (csf) is a serious and contagious viral disease of pigs and wild boar with a widespread worldwide distribution. the immunopathology of the disease is poorly understood, but the ability of the csf virus to infect cells without triggering apoptosis and to kill uninfected cells is probably highly significant. the virus may be spread by various direct and indirect methods, but in most cases the exact mechanisms involved in local spread between farms are not known. excellent dia ...200313129664
[moroccan variant of the hog cholera virus]. 195613328205
[the result of experimental studies of the culturability of the hog cholera virus in plants and of the behavior of the adapted virus in swine]. 195513350894
variations (variants) of hog cholera virus. iv. comparative potencies of crystal-violet glycerol vaccines prepared from regular hog cholera virus and variant hog cholera virus. 195713394827
the leech as a potential virus reservoir.leeches, fed on swine infected with hog cholera, contained virus for as long as 87 days after their infective blood meals. in three instances, infected leeches apparently transmitted hog cholera virus to susceptible swine in the process of normal feeding. myxoma virus persisted in leeches for as long as 154 days after the ingestion of a blood meal from rabbits with myxomatosis. leeches fed consecutively, first on swine with hog cholera, and later on rabbits with myxomatosis, acquired both viruse ...195713416474
experimental investigations on current strains of hog cholera virus. 195713438776
cytopathogenic effects of hog cholera virus on embryonic swine tissues in vitro. 195713444558
the swine lungworm as a reservoir and intermediate host for hog cholera virus. i. the provocation of masked hog cholera virus in lungworm-infested swine by ascaris larvae.evidence that the swine lungworm can serve as reservoir and intermediate host for the hog cholera virus has been presented. the virus, however, is ordinarily carried in a masked form and must be provoked to pathogenicity by some stress before it can cause apparent disease. in the present experiments, ascaris larvae supplied the provocation needed to induce hog cholera in swine carrying lungworms infected with masked hog cholera virus. provocation of the masked virus by ascaris larvae was seasona ...195813525573
the swine lungworm as a reservoir and intermediate host for hog cholera virus. ii. attempts to demonstrate the presence of hog cholera virus in lungworms derived from swine with cholera.suspensions of adult lungworms, procured from swine that were outwardly healthy but derived from eggs passed by swine with hog cholera, induced this disease in a small proportion of swine into which they were injected intramuscularly. this result was achieved in both lungworm-free and lungworm-infested swine, though perhaps slightly more regularly in the lungworm-infested animals. swine that had had an intramuscular injection of lungworm suspension and that had remained normal, developed hog cho ...195813549648
detection of hog cholera virus by its effect on newcastle disease virus in swine tissue culture. 195813568799
spontaneous excision of bac vector sequences from bacmid-derived baculovirus expression vectors upon passage in insect cells.repeated baculovirus infections in cultured insect cells lead to the generation of defective interfering viruses (dis), which accumulate at the expense of the intact helper virus and compromise heterologous protein expression. in particular, autographa californica multicapsid nucleopolyhedovirus (acmnpv) dis are enriched in an origin of viral dna replication (ori) not associated with the homologous regions (hrs). this non-hr ori is located within the coding sequence of the non-essential p94 gene ...200313679600
immunological studies on african swine fever virus. i. elimination of the procomplementary activity of swine serum with formalin. 196113696091
a new in vitro method (end) for detection and measurement of hog cholera virus and its antibody by means of effect of hc virus on newcastle disease virus in swine tissue culture. i. establishment of standard procedure. 196113755081
cultivation of hog cholera virus in subculturable swine buffy coat cells. 196113762932
a new in vitro method (end) for detection and measurement of hog cholera virus and its antibody by means of effect of hc virus on newcastle disease virus in swine tissue culture. ii. some characteristics of end method. 196113768332
enhancement of infectivity of hog cholera virus. 196013811288
detection of hog cholera virus by a hemagglutination test. 196213910269
relationship between hog cholera virus and virus diarrhea virus of cattle. 196213911585
serologic and immunologic studies with african swine fever virus. 196313932609
a hog cholera virus-fluorescent antibody system. its potential use in study of embryonic infection. 196313978737
quantity production of leukocyte cultures for use in hemadsorption tests with african swine fever virus. 196313994659
immunologic studies on african swine fever virus. ii. enhancing effect of normal bovine serum on the complement-fixation reaction. 196314023516
demonstration of the swine-fever virus in tissue culture by immunofluorescence. 196314108402
serological comparison with rabbit antisera of hog cholera virus and bovine virus diarrhea virus. 196314115270
a new in vitro method (end) for detection and measurement of hog cholera virus and its antibody by means of effect of hc virus on newcastle disease virus in swine tissue culture. iii. end neutralization test. 196414141581
attenuation of hog cholera virus by means of continuous cell-virus propagation (ccvp) method. 196414181225
studies of the nucleic acid type and essential lipid content of hog cholera virus. 196414204818
persistent infections of subculturable swine buffy coat cells with hog cholera virus. 196414266856
immunology of newborn pigs: response to lapinized hog cholera virus in colostrum-deprived and suckling pigs. 196414266859
propagation and modification of african swine fever virus in cell cultures. 196514266920
a soluble precipitating antigen (hca) from hog cholera virus propagated in tissue culture. ii. incidence of hca-antibodies in sera of hog cholera-immune and nonimmune swine.some conditions are presented under which swine develop antibodies for a soluble hog cholera viral antigen (hca). precipitating antibodies for hca were present in all of the immune and hyperimmune anti-hog cholera sera tested. antibodies for hca could not be detected in the sera from a large number of swine after vaccination with inactivated hog cholera virus. many of these same swine did produce hca-antibodies following challenge with virulent virus. the incidence of these antibodies was signif ...196514281075
the role of the hippopotamus in the epizootiology of african swine fever (a survey of the incidence of african swine fever virus in hippopotami in queen elizabeth national park uganda). 196514286145
hog cholera. ii. reliability of the agar double diffusion precipitation test for the differentiation of h.c. virus from other infectious agents in swine tissue.the specificity in the agar diffusion precipitation test of the reaction between the antigen of hog cholera virus diffusing from infected tissues and its homologous antibody was verified. alternate freezing and thawing of infected tissues was found to give optimum release of the antigen from fresh tissue frozen for 18 hours. a study of the effect of the size and age of pigs upon the diffusion of the antigen from tissues showed that tissues from pigs of less than 250 lbs. gave good results provid ...196514290949
attenuation of hog cholera virus by means of continuous cell-virus propagation (ccvp) method. ii. preparatory experiments on the attenuated strain as a live vaccine. 196414314767
hog cholera. 3. investigation of the complement-fixation test for the detection of the virus in swine tissue.the complement-fixation test was investigated as a means of detecting hog cholera virus in spleen from experimentally infected swine. various methods of extracting the tissue for production of antigen are described and emphasis is placed on the necessity of using the modified direct complement-fixation test to obtain reactions. the tissue should be obtained from animals showing advanced clinical manifestations of the disease. preferably, the tissue should be maintained frozen or at least well re ...196514318539
propagation of hog cholera virus in tissue culture and its application to vaccine. i. propagation of the virus in tissue culture. 196014400295
hemadsorption and cytopathic effect produced by african swine fever virus in swine bone marrow and buffy coat cultures. 196014420403
an electron microscopic study of the cytopathologic changes in cells infected with hog cholera virus and grown in vitro. 196214463553
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