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Revista MVZ Córdoba
versão impressa ISSN 0122-0268versão On-line ISSN 1909-0544
Resumo
VARGAS-BERMUDEZ, Diana et al. Detection of equine herpesvirus 1 and 4 and its association with latency-associated transcripts in naturally infected horses in Colombia. Rev.MVZ Cordoba [online]. 2018, vol.23, n.3, pp.6826-6837. ISSN 0122-0268. https://doi.org/10.21897/rmvz.1371.
Objective.
Determine the presence of antibodies and viral genomes of EHV-1 and EHV-4, as well as to detect the presence of latency associated transcripts (LATs) in a selected population of Colombian horses.
Materials and methods.
Serum samples, submandibular lymph nodes and trigeminal ganglion were obtained from 50 horses and analyzed. Sera were evaluated for the presence of antibodies against EHV-1 and EHV-4 while tissues were initially evaluated for the presence of viral genome by nPCR. Finally, samples were used for the detection of LATs through RT-PCR.
Results.
In general, 6/50 samples showed antibodies to EHV-1 and 44/50 were positive for EHV-4. As for viral genome detection, 10/50 samples were positive for EHV-1 and 30/50 were positive for EHV-4; in addition, 22/35 horses positive for EHV DNA were positive for LATs. The use of these tests led to eight possible combinations of results.
Conclusions.
The evidence used shows that horses can have simple viral infection, co-infections with both viruses, latency due to the presence of LATs and the simultaneous presence of LATs and viral genome replication at a given time. It contributes to the understanding of the behavior of the disease in Colombia and calls attention to the importance of implementing complementary diagnoses to the serology for the control of these viruses.
Palavras-chave : Antibodies; EHV-1; EHV-4; latency; PCR (Sources: MeSH, DeCS).