Key result
Three novel pestivirus strains closely related to classical swine fever virus were isolated from aborted lamb fetuses in Northern Italy.
Why the study?
Pestiviruses are not very host-specific and cause economically important diseases, prompting the isolation and characterization of pestivirus strains in aborted lamb fetuses from a farm in Northern Italy.
Population
12 aborted lamb fetuses from a single farm in Brescia province (Northern Italy)
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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New pestivirus strains isolated from ovine abortions; leaves open their causal role and need for prospective studies.
Observational (n=12)
No
The study identified new ovine pestiviruses closely related to classical swine fever virus in aborted lamb fetuses in Italy.
Sozzi et al. (2019) conducted an observational in Pestivirus infection in aborted lamb fetuses (n=12). Viral isolation and full-length sequence analysis was evaluated on Isolation and characterization of pestivirus strains. Three novel pestivirus strains closely related to classical swine fever virus were isolated from aborted lamb fetuses in Northern Italy.