Key result
Hobi-like pestivirus infection was associated with an outbreak of abortion in multiparous cows, with viral RNA and antigens detected in the tissues of two aborted fetuses.
Observational (n=2)
Hobi-like pestivirus infection is associated with abortion in cattle, which may impact pestivirus control programs.
Hobi-like pestivirus may contribute to cattle abortions; leaves open its role in reproductive diagnostics and pestivirus surveillance.
An outbreak of abortion affecting multiparous cows was associated with Hobi-like pestivirus infection. Viral RNA and antigens were detected in the tissues of two aborted fetuses. Molecular assays for other common abortogenic agents tested negative. At the genetic level, the Hobi-like pestivirus displayed the closest relatedness to Italian, Australian, and South American viruses, whereas it diverged from the prototype Thai isolate. These findings may have important implications for the pestivirus control/eradication programs in cattle herds.
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Decaro et al. (2011) conducted an observational in Abortion in multiparous cows (n=2). Hobi-like pestivirus infection was evaluated on Detection of viral RNA and antigens. Hobi-like pestivirus infection was associated with an outbreak of abortion in multiparous cows, with viral RNA and antigens detected in the tissues of two aborted fetuses.
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