ISOLATION OF ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS FROM DORMICE (MYOXUS-GLIS) INITALY

Authors
AMADDEO D CARDETI G AUTORINO GL
Citation
D. Amaddeo et al., ISOLATION OF ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS FROM DORMICE (MYOXUS-GLIS) INITALY, Journal of wildlife diseases, 31(2), 1995, pp. 238-242
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of wildlife diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
00903558
Volume
31
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
238 - 242
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-3558(1995)31:2<238:IOEVFD>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Two isolates of encephalomyocarditis (EMC) virus (ZRC 276RA/90 and ZRC 292RA/90) were isolated from two dormice (Myoxus glis) in Tuscany, It aly. The two isolates were lethal for laboratory mice and caused a rap id cytopathic effect characterized by rounded and wrinkled cells in bo th baby hamster kidney cells (BHK21) and African green monkey kidney c ells (Vero). We found neutralizing antibodies against EMC virus in 408 (77%) of 529 domestic pigs (Sus scrofa scrofa) and in 165 (49%) of 33 8 wild boars (S. scrofa ferus majori) in Tuscany.