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Use of vaccination against foot and mouth disease in zoo animals, endangered species and exceptionally valuable animals.

A historical review of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in non-domestic species is given and the use of FMD vaccines to protect those species is described. Several non-domestic species are susceptible to FMD. Legislation in many countries, based on the definition of FMD-free status as determined by the Office International des Epizooties (OIE: World organisation for animal health), forms an important barrier against the use of vaccines. National authorities may even feel obliged to slaughter animals of threatened species protected by international agreements during an outbreak of FMD to preserve their FMD-free status. The importance of international breeding programmes for endangered species is forcing the international community to reconsider the role that vaccination against FMD should play in animal health prevention programmes of captive populations. Much research is still required in regard to vaccine types and diagnostic procedures. Species-specific differences in susceptibility to FMD make this a challenging research topic for zoological institutions.

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Direct PCR detection of foot-and-mouth disease virus.

A PCR assay for the detection and characterization of foot-and-mouth disease virus was developed. The procedure allows RT-PCR amplification following direct adsorption of viral suspensions to microtiter plates, avoiding previous steps of phenol-extraction or heating. Using this procedure, FMDV-specific (based on 3D gene sequences), as well as serotype-specific (based on VP1 gene sequences) amplification were achieved for viral samples of serotypes A, O and C, either from cell culture supernatants or from lesions of infected animals. The assay allowed detection of around 15 PFU, being 500-fold more sensitive than a conventional indirect ELISA. This new method constitutes a simple, rapid and efficient alternative for the diagnosis and characterization of FMDV by PCR.

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A comparison of type O foot and mouth disease virus field isolates from northern Thailand.

A survey of type O foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus isolates from northern Thailand was undertaken to determine the relationship between field viruses and the vaccine in use, and to gauge the range of antigenic variation among field viruses. Isolates were collected from the two most recent epizootics, 1986-1987 and 1989-1990, and assessed using a two-dimensional neutralisation test to determine their relationship to FMD type O1 Bangkok 1960 (O BKK/60) reference (vaccine challenge) virus. The critical r value for the survey was 0.259 and all isolates tested were found to have an r value considerably greater than this (range 0.66 to 0.80). The results showed close antigenic relationships between the isolates and the reference virus, and indicated a relatively small range of antigenic variation between the isolates.

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A modified liquid phase (LP) blocking ELISA used to assess type O foot-and-mouth disease virus antigenic variation in Thailand.

A selection of type O foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) viruses isolated in Thailand between 1986 and 1989 were compared to the reference viruses O1 Thailand 1960 (O BKK/60) and O Nakorn Pathom 1965 (O NPT/65) using a liquid-phase blocking ELISA (LP ELISA) to derive serum titres and associated r values. Interpolation techniques were used to increase the precision for estimation of r values through a more accurate estimation of serum titres at predicted equivalent levels of antigen input. Mean r values were 0.45 (for 56 field viruses) relative to O BKK/60 reference virus and 0.56 (for 51 field viruses) relative to O NPT/65. While only two viruses showed considerable difference (r < 0.20) to a reference virus (O BKK/60), 41% and 31% gave r values less than 0.4 for O BKK/60 and O NPT/65 respectively. This indicated antigenic differences between reference and field viruses which may result in a reduction in vaccine efficacy.

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Subtyping of European foot-and-mouth disease virus strains by nucleotide sequence determination.

The VP1-coding regions of foot-and-mouth disease virus strains from 18 recent European outbreaks and of 9 strains isolated more than 20 years ago and used in part as vaccines were determined by direct cDNA sequencing. Comparison of the sequences revealed that most of the isolated outbreak viruses are closely related to the vaccine strains used. Isolates from the Italian epizootic of 1984 to 1985 correspond, for example, to the vaccine strain A5 Parma 62; the outbreak in 1984 in Bernbeuren, Federal Republic of Germany, was induced by A5 Allier 60; outbreaks in 1982 in Funen, Denmark, and in Murchin, German Democratic Republic, were caused by O1 Lausanne 65. Viruses isolated during the 1983 Iberian epizootic show a close relationship to the vaccine strain A5 Allier 60 but were probably derived from another not yet identified vaccine strain from Spain. Only two minor outbreaks in the Federal Republic of Germany, A Aachen in 1976 and O Wuppertal in 1982, did not correspond to the classical European strains but were obviously introduced from outside. We suggest that nucleotide sequence analysis should be used as a standard method of diagnosis, because when compared with other techniques it more clearly reveals the origin and course of epizootics and offers the possibility of preventing further outbreaks.

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Protection of swine by live and inactivated vaccines prepared from a leader proteinase-deficient serotype A12 foot-and-mouth disease virus.

Previously, we demonstrated that a genetically engineered variant of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) serotype A12 lacking the leader proteinase-coding region (A12-LLV2) was attenuated and induced an immune response that partially protected cattle from FMD. In this study, A12-LLV2 was tested in swine as a live or chemically inactivated vaccine. Animals vaccinated with chemically inactivated A12-LLV2 or wild-type (WT) virus in oil adjuvant developed high levels of neutralizing antibodies and were protected from FMD upon challenge. Animals vaccinated with live A12-LLV2 did not exhibit signs of FMD, did not spread virus to other animals, developed a neutralizing antibody response and antibodies to nonstructural protein 3D, and were partially protected from FMD. Animals given a similar dose of chemically inactivated A12-LLV2 in the absence of adjuvant developed a poor immune response and were not protected from FMD, indicating that limited replication was responsible for the improved immune response found in animals vaccinated with live A12-LLV2. The results demonstrate the potential of A12-LLV2 as a live-attenuated vaccine as well as a safe source of antigen for chemically inactivated vaccines.

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Genome comparison of a novel foot-and-mouth disease virus with other FMDV strains.

The genome of a novel foot-and-mouth disease virus, HKN/2002, was 8104 nucleotides (nt) in length (excluding the poly(C) tract and poly(A) tail) and was composed of a 1042-nt 5'-untranslated region (UTR), a 6966-nt open reading frame, and a 93-nt 3'-UTR. Genome sequences of HKN/2002 and other known FMDV strains were compared. The VP1, VP2, and VP3-based neighbor-joining (NJ) trees were divided into distinct clusters according to different serotypes, while other region-based NJ trees exhibited some degree of intercross among serotypes. Mutations in HKN/2002 were revealed, including frequent deletions and insertions in the G-H loop of VP1, and deletion involving 10 amino acid residues in the 3A protein. An evolutionary relationship of HKN/2002 with an Asian FMDV lineage isolated from a Hong Kong swine host in 1970 was postulated. A 43-nt deletion identified in the 5'-UTR of HKN/2002 possibly contributed to the loss of one pseudo-knot domain.

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Revaccination response of cattle as a function of the 140S foot and mouth disease antigen dose.

Fifty adult cattle were subdivided in 2 equal groups and inoculated with foot and mouth disease vaccines containing either 5 micrograms or 0.01 microgram of O1BFS 1860 140S antigen per 3 ml dose. Four months later they were subdivided into groups of 5 and injected with vaccines containing concentrations of the 140S antigen ranging from 54 micrograms to 7 ng per 3 ml dose. Bleedings were carried out periodically and the serum neutralizing antibody titres showed that the revaccination responses were influenced by the dose of 140S antigen in both the primary and secondary vaccinations. A linear log relationship was demonstrated between the anamnestic serum antibody log response and the dose of antigen in the secondary vaccines.

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