Detection of a novel bat gammaherpesvirus in Hungary

Viktor Molnár; Máté Jánoska; Balázs Harrach; Róbert Glávits; Nimród Pálmai; Dóra Rigó; Endre Sós; Mátyás Liptovszky

doi:10.1556/avet.56.2008.4.10

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Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volume/Issue:: Volume 56: Issue 4

Detection of a novel bat gammaherpesvirus in Hungary

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Viktor Molnár

Viktor Molnár Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden H-1146 Budapest Állatkerti krt. 6-12 Hungary

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Máté Jánoska

Máté Jánoska Hungarian Academy of Sciences Veterinary Medical Research Institute Budapest Hungary

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Balázs Harrach

Balázs Harrach Hungarian Academy of Sciences Veterinary Medical Research Institute Budapest Hungary

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Róbert Glávits

Róbert Glávits Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate Central Agricultural Office Budapest Hungary

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Nimród Pálmai

Nimród Pálmai Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate Central Agricultural Office Budapest Hungary

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Dóra Rigó

Dóra Rigó Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate Central Agricultural Office Budapest Hungary

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Endre Sós

Endre Sós Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden H-1146 Budapest Állatkerti krt. 6-12 Hungary

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Mátyás Liptovszky

Mátyás Liptovszky Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden H-1146 Budapest Állatkerti krt. 6-12 Hungary

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Pages:: 529–538

Online Publication Date:: 30 Oct 2008

Publication Date:: 01 Dec 2008

Article Category:: Journal Article

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1556/avet.56.2008.4.10

Keywords:: Herpesvirus; Chiroptera; nested PCR

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This paper describes the detection of a novel herpesvirus in a Serotine bat ( Eptesicus serotinus ) in Hungary. The rescued animal showed signs of icterus and anorexia and died within a day, in spite of immediate supportive therapy. Autopsy confirmed the clinical picture by the major lesions observed in the liver. Histopathology revealed vacuolar degeneration in the hepatocytes and leukocytosis in the sinusoidal lumina. By electron microscopy, hydropic degeneration and apoptotic cells with a pycnotic nucleus were found in the liver. Bacteriological examinations gave negative results. As part of a routine screening project, detection of adeno-and herpesviruses from homogenised samples of the liver, lungs and small intestines was attempted by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays. The adenovirus PCR ended with negative results. The herpesvirus PCR resulted in an amplification product of specific size. The nucleotide sequence of the amplicon was determined and analysed by homology search and phylogenetic analysis. A novel herpesvirus was identified, which seemed to be most closely related to members of the genus Rhadinovirus within the subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae . The causative role of the detected rhadinovirus in the fatal condition of the Serotine bat could not be proven, but it is most likely that reactivation from a latent infection allowed the detection of the virus by PCR.

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Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

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Mária BENKŐ (Acta Veterinaria Hungarica, Budapest, Hungary)
Gábor BODÓ (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
Béla DÉNES (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest Hungary)
Edit ESZTERBAUER (Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary)
Hedvig FÉBEL (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
László FODOR (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
János GÁL (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
Balázs HARRACH (Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary)
Peter MASSÁNYI (Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic)
Béla NAGY (Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary)
Tibor NÉMETH (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
Zsuzsanna NEOGRÁDY (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
Dušan PALIĆ (Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany)
Alessandra PELAGALLI (University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy)
Kurt PFISTER (Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany)
László SOLTI (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
József SZABÓ (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
Péter VAJDOVICH (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
János VARGA (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
Štefan VILČEK (University of Veterinary Medicine in Kosice, Kosice, Slovak Republic)
Károly VÖRÖS (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
Herbert WEISSENBÖCK (University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria)
Attila ZSARNOVSZKY (Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary)

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