First Report of a Severe Outbreak of Aujeszky's Disease in Cattle in Sicily (Italy).

ABSTRACT: Aujeszky's disease in cattle is caused by Suid herpes virus 1. The natural infection has been reported worldwide in bovine species and it is related to direct and indirect contact with infected pigs, which represent the main reservoir of the virus. Here, it is reported the first documented outbreak of Aujeszky's disease in cattle in Sicily (Italy). Severe itching and nonspecific neurological symptoms were the main reported clinical signs. No characteristic gross and histological features were reported other than cutaneous lesions caused by excessive pruritus and hyperaemia, haemorrhages and inflammation in the central nervous system. Diagnosis was confirmed by real time PCR and immunohistochemistry on the nervous tissue. The route of infection remained unknown, but serological data observe

SUBMITTER: Ciarello FP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7709038 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature