title: Pathology of spontaneous and experimental infections by Goose haemorrhagic polyomavirus.
abstract: Haemorrhagic nephritis enteritis of geese (HNEG) is a fatal disease of geese aged from 3 to 12 weeks. The causative virus, Goose haemorrhagic polyomavirus (GHPV), is a member of the Polyomaviridae family We examined goslings either spontaneously or experimentally infected with GHPV. Tissues were sampled for histology, GHPV DNA detection and electron microscopy. Clinical signs and gross lesions observed in experimentally infected goslings were largely consistent with those noticed in field cases. Histological examination showed that, in the acute phase of HNEG, GHPV replicates in almost all the tissues with a particular tropism for endothelial and lymphoid cells. Haemorrhagic foci were widespread in many tissues, including brain. Ultrastructural features were largely consistent with other polyomavirus infections, with accumulation of virions in the nucleus. Non-typical, double-membraned organelles were observed in the cytoplasm. GHPV DNA distribution was widespread in tissues of infected birds, from day 5 post-infection. GHPV therefore induces a systemic disease in its host, leading to severe vascular dysfunction and immunosuppressive B-cell depletion.
authors.affiliation: UMR INRA IHAP 1225, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire and Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lacroux
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Andreoletti
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Payre
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pingret
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dissais
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Guerin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002988:Cloaca / Q000473:pathology; D017931:DNA Primers; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004751:Enteritis / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D005777:Geese; D006652:Histological Techniques; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009393:Nephritis / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D011120:Polyomavirus / Q000235:genetics*; D027601:Polyomavirus Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers