Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (10): 4877-4888.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2025.10.010

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Research Progress on the Interaction Mechanisms between Akabane Virus and Host

FENG Yuhuan1(), ZHANG Yiqian1, LIU Xia2, ZHOU Xuehui1, LIU Yanyan1, NIU Luting1, NI Xingwei2, ZHAO Zhiguo3, WANG Yan4, YANG Xiaowei1, XU Tingting2, ZHAO Guangwei1,*()   

  1. 1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460, China
    2. Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550008, China
    3. Hohhot Customs Technology Center, Hohhot 010010, China
    4. Shanghai Customs, Shanghai 200135, China
  • Received:2025-02-06 Online:2025-10-23 Published:2025-11-01
  • Contact: ZHAO Guangwei E-mail:1978898914@qq.com;zhaoguangwei@swu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Akabane virus (AKAV) is a vector-borne pathogen that primarily causes reproductive disorders in ruminants such as cattle and sheep. It is widely distributed in areas where blood- sucking insects such as mosquitoes and midges are concentrated in tropical and temperate regions. The infection situation is particularly severe in some Southeast Asian and East Asian countries. Regional epidemics have been found in China. With the increasing intensification of cattle and sheep farming, frequent trading and transportation, and the expansion of the breeding range of vector insects due to climate change, the disease has a further trend of spreading infection. In this paper, beginning with pathogenic characteristics and tissue tropism of AKAV, the interaction mechanisms between virus infection and the host′s responses were summarized emphatically. It could provide a reference for further exploration of the pathogenesis of AKAV and the development of corresponding therapeutic drugs and preventive preparations.

Key words: Akabane virus, pathogenic mechanism, viral replication, interferon, apoptosis

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