First Isolation and Characteristics of Bovine Parainfluenza Virus Type 3 from Yaks.

ABSTRACT: The yaks belong to the genus Bos within the family Bovidae that live in the Tibet Plateau and is an indispensable economic resource for the local herders. Respiratory tract infections are common diseases in yaks caused by various pathogens; however, there have been no reports of bovine parainfluenza virus type 3 (BPIV3) infection. This study was conducted to investigate the pathogens and analyze their characteristics from the four yak lung samples with severe respiratory tract infection symptoms in the yak farm. Results showed that out of four lung samples, three were identified as BPIV3-positive by RT-PCR. A BPIV3 strain (10^6.5 TCID₅₀/mL) was successfully isolated from the BPIV3-positive lung samples using Madin-Darby bovine kidney cells. The isolate ca

SUBMITTER: Ren Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9503188 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature