Download PATHOGENESIS OF MAREK`S DISEASES AND THE

Document related concepts
no text concepts found
Transcript
PATHOGENESIS OF MAREK’S DISEASES AND THE DESCRIPTION OF THE EARLY MORTALITY
SYNDROME IN CHICKS
PATOGENIA DE LA ENFERMEDAD DE MAREK Y LA PRESENTACION DEL SINDROME DE
MORTALIDAD AGUDA EN POLLUELOS.
F. R. Carvallo, R. A. French, K. Gilbert-Marcheterre, G. Risatti, J. R. Dunn, F. Forster, M. Kiupel,
and J. A. Smyth
Francisco R Carvallo. California Animal health and Food safety Laboratories, San Bernardino
branch, University of California. 105 W Central Ave, San Bernardino 92408. Email:
[email protected]
Joan A Smyth. Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory and Department of
Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Marek’s disease (MD) is a disease of chickens that occurs worldwide and has serious economic
consequences. MD can present as one of several forms, with the most commonly occurring
forms being the lymphoproliferative diseases. Under experimental conditions, an early
mortality syndrome has been recognized following infection by some but not all strains of MD
virus (MDV). In here, MD pathogenesis and the first report of a confirmed case of mortality due
to naturally occurring MDV infection in 1-week-old, nonvaccinated chickens is described.
Necrotizing lesions were observed in the bursa of Fabricius, lung, duodenum, jejunum, and
proventriculus, and large intranuclear inclusion bodies were a striking feature in tissues with
lesions in all birds. Immunohistochemical staining for the pp38 protein of MDV revealed
abundant pp38 antigen in the affected tissues, confirming the presence of MDV within the
lesions. PCR yielded an amplicon with 97% homology to the meq gene of MDV. No evidence of
co-infection by either of the immunosuppressive agents chicken anemia virus and infectious
bursal disease virus was detected.
La enfermedad de Marek (MD) es una patología que afecta principalmente a gallinas, que tiene
distribución mundial y serias consecuencias económicas. La MD se puede presentar de distintas
formas, siendo la enfermedad linfoproliferativa la mas frecuentemente observada. Sin
embargo, bajo condiciones experimentales se describe un síndrome de mortalidad aguda,
usando algunas lineas del virus de MD (MDV), lo que no había sido reportado en condiciones
naturales. Aquí, además de discutir la patogenia de la infección, se describe un caso de
mortalidad de polluelos no vacunados de una semana de edad dada la infección natural del
MDV. Se observaron lesiones necrotizantes en la Bursa de Fabricio, pulmón, duodeno, yeyuno y
proventrículo, con la presencia de prominentes cuerpos de inclusión intranucleares. La
inmunohistoquímica para destacar la proteína pp38 del MDV reveló abundante antígeno en los
tejidos lesionados, confirmado la presencia del virus en las lesiones. Además, la PCR mostró un
amplicón con 97% de homología al gen meq del virus de MD. No hay evidencia de coinfección
con agentes inmunosupresivos, tales como los virus de la anemia aviar y bursitis infecciosa.