Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (1): 327-334.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2025.01.030

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Pathogenicity of Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 Isolates to Syrian Golden Hamsters

LIU Jianhua1,2,*(), SA Ruixue1,2(), ZHANG Siyu1,2, LI Yintao1,2, DENG Zhichao1,2, JIA Handuo1,2, ZHAO Min1,2, FU Yu1,2, YANG Yiming1,2, RAN Duoliang1,2, JA Erken1,2   

  1. 1. Laboratory of Animal Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China
    2. Xinjiang Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Development for Herbivores, College of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China
  • Received:2024-03-11 Online:2025-01-23 Published:2025-01-18
  • Contact: LIU Jianhua E-mail:liujianhua627@126.com;1715019231@qq.com

Abstract:

In order to understand the biological characteristics of EHV-1/China/YL2023 isolated from Yili and its pathogenicity to Syrian golden hamsters, the isolates were purified by plaque assay, virus culture and proliferation, saturated ammonium sulfate concentration and sucrose density gradient centrifugation. To investigate the pathogenicity of EHV-1/China/YL2023 virus isolate, Syrian golden hamsters were infected with different doses of EHV-1/China/YL2023 virus by intranasal inoculation. The results showed that the titer of purified EHV-1/China/YL2023 strain reached 106.64 TCID50·mL-1. Syrian mice aged 4-5 weeks infected with EHV-1/China/YL2023 strain showed depression, decreased food intake, drooling, curled up, hunched back, unkily dropped fur and varying degrees of neurological symptoms within 14 days. The average body weight of the recovered hamsters decreased by 25.9%, and the survival rate of the 107-105 TCID50·0.1 mL-1 dose groups was 50%.The pathological results showed that different doses of virus caused different degrees of damage to the lungs and brains of Syrian mice, including alveolar wall thickening, brain neuron swelling, a large number of neutrophils and lymphocytes infiltration, hemorrhage and congestion. The viral load measurement results of different tissues showed that the Syrian rats contained viral DNA in the lungs, brain and lymph nodes, and the content was high in the lungs and brain. In conclusion, the EHV-1/China/YL2023 isolates were highly pathogenic to Syrian golden hamsters aged 4 to 5 weeks. This study provides a basis for the study of the biological characteristics and pathogenic mechanism of EHV-1, and provides support for the future development of EHV-1 vaccine.

Key words: EHV-1, purification of plaque, multiplication of virus, pathogenicity

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