title: Isolation of encephalomyocarditis virus from dormice (Myoxus glis) in Italy.
abstract: Two isolates of encephalomyocarditis (EMC) virus (ZRC 276RA/90 and ZRC 292RA/90) were isolated from two dormice (Myoxus glis) in Tuscany, Italy. The two isolates were lethal for laboratory mice and caused a rapid cytopathic effect characterized by rounded and wrinkled cells in both baby hamster kidney cells (BHK21) and African green monkey kidney cells (Vero). We found neutralizing antibodies against EMC virus in 408 (77%) of 529 domestic pigs (Sus scrofa scrofa) and in 165 (49%) of 338 wild boars (S. scrofa ferus majori) in Tuscany.
authors.affiliation: Virology Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e Toscana, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Amaddeo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cardeti
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Autorino
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001921:Brain / Q000821:virology*; D018188:Cardiovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D002645:Chickens; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D010856:Columbidae; D006224:Cricetinae; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral; D004686:Encephalomyocarditis virus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D051379:Mice; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000662:veterinary; D009500:Neutralization Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D012377:Rodentia / Q000821:virology*; D012756:Sheep; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D014709:Vero Cells
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral