Experimental infection of BALB/c mice with felid alphaherpesvirus 1

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2022v43n1p51

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Animal model, Cats, Experimental infection, FHV-1, qPCR.

Resumen

Felid alphaherpesvirus type 1 (FHV-1) is an important cause of respiratory and ocular diseases in cats worldwide. Mice have been widely used to study the pathogenesis of several human and animal viruses, especially herpesviruses. This study aimed to verify whether BALB/c mice are susceptible to FHV-1 infection. The animals were intranasally inoculated with FHV-1 and their clinical signs were observed from 3 days post-infection (dpi). At 10 dpi, the animals were euthanized and the lungs, liver, spleen, and kidneys were collected for histopathological examination and quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The results showed that mice were infected with FHV-1 and reproduced several features of the disease observed in its natural host. Histological lesions and viral DNA were found in all sampled tissues, with a higher frequency of FHV-1 DNA copies detected in the lungs. All mice were seroconverted to FHV-1 at 7 dpi. To our knowledge, this is the first report of experimental infection of BALB/c mice with FHV-1. Our findings demonstrate that this murine model can contribute to our understanding of FHV-1 pathogenesis and may be useful for trials against this virus.

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Débora Scopel e Silva, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

PhD, Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.

Clarissa Caetano de Castro, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Postdoctoral Researcher in the Postgraduate Program in Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Pathology, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.

Fábio da Silva e Silva, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

PhD, Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.

Fabiane Borelli Grecco, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Profª.PhD, Department of Animal Pathology, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.

Renata Nobre da Fonseca, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

PhD Student in the Postgraduate Program in Veterinary Medicine, Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.

Geferson Fischer, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Prof. Dr., Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.

Marcelo de Lima, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Prof. Dr., Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.

Silvia de Oliveira Hübner, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Profa Dra, Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.

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2022-01-10

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Silva, D. S. e, Castro, C. C. de, Silva, F. da S. e, Grecco, F. B., Fonseca, R. N. da, Fischer, G., … Hübner, S. de O. (2022). Experimental infection of BALB/c mice with felid alphaherpesvirus 1. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 43(1), 51–60. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2022v43n1p51

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