Conveners
Viral Pathogenicity I
- Veronica Facile (University of Bologna)
- Rachael Tarlinton (University of Nottingham)
Some viruses can suppress superinfections of their host cells by related or different virus species. The phenomenon of superinfection exclusion can be caused by inhibiting virus attachment, receptor binding and entry, by replication interference, or competition for host cell resources. Blocking attachment and entry not only prevents unproductive double infections but also stops newly produced...
Bocaparvoviruses (BoVs) are non-enveloped viruses with linear single-stranded DNA genome and are classified in the genus Bocaparvovirus (subfamily Parvovirinae, family Parvoviridae). BoVs infect the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts of young animals and humans and have been detected in a wide range of mammalian hosts (i.e. primates, carnivores, ungulates and rodents). In cats, feline...
Canine distemper virus (CDV) can cause chronic central nervous system (CNS) infections such as old dog encephalitis with parallels to subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) in humans. However, it has not been possible to correlate such clinical manifestations to viral molecular determinants. The complete genome sequence of a CDV strain (CDV-lynx) previously identified in the brain of a...
Introduction: Pseudorabies, caused by Suid herpesvirus 1 (SuHV-1), primarily affects swine and accidentally other mammals. Although eradicated from domestic pigs in many European countries, SuHV-1 persists in wild boar populations. Hunting dogs are at particular risk due to direct exposure during wild boar hunts.
Methods: Between 2022–2024, seven cases of neurological disease and death in...
