[Detection of caprine arthritis encephalitis virus in sperm of experimentally infected bucks].
Shedding of caprine arthritis encephalitis virus (CAEV) was assessed in semen and blood mononuclear cells of six bucks (four boers and two saanens) experimentally contaminated with a viral strain (CAEV Cork) and on three non-infected controls. CAEV was identified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in blood mononuclear cells of all infected animals but only in seminal fluid and non-spermatic cells of one buck and in non-spermatic cells of another. Presence of CAEV in semen could have implications in the dissemination and control of the disease.
Travassos
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Laboratoire de recherches caprines, Cneva Niort, France.
Benoît
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Valas
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da Silva
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Perrin
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D000818:Animals; D016088:Arthritis-Encephalitis Virus, Caprine / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006041:Goats; D016180:Lentivirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012661:Semen / Q000821:virology*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000821:virology*
D004279:DNA, Viral
Détection du virus de l'arthrite encéphalite caprine dans le sperme de boucs infectés expérimentalement.