Original Research

Coinfection of some respiratory viruses in cattle: An abattoir study

Intisar K. Saeed, Yahia H. Ali, Muaz Magzoub Abdellatif, Alaa Mustafa, Ahmad M. Abdel-Mageed
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 91, No 1 | a2193 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v91i1.2193 | © 2024 Intisar K. Saeed, Yahia H. Ali, Muaz Magzoub Abdellatif, Alaa Mustafa, Ahmad M. Abdel-Mageed | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 24 July 2024 | Published: 06 December 2024

About the author(s)

Intisar K. Saeed, Department of Biology, College of Science and Arts, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia; and, Virology Department, Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Khartoum, Sudan
Yahia H. Ali, Virology Department, Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Khartoum, Sudan; and, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia
Muaz Magzoub Abdellatif, Department of Biology, College of Science and Arts, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia
Alaa Mustafa, Department of Mathematics, College of Science and Arts, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia
Ahmad M. Abdel-Mageed, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia; and, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Minia University, Minia, Egypt

Abstract

To investigate the existence of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV), parainfluenza virus 3 (PIV-3) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as well as its coinfections, a total of 420 pneumonic lung tissue samples were collected from slaughterhouses in three different areas. Samples were examined for the three viruses using antigen detection enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test, and positive results were further confirmed using fluorescent antibody test and polymerase chain reaction. Prevalences detected were 10.47% for BVDV, 11.9% for parainfluenza virus type (PIV-3) and 7.6% for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Observed coinfections were bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) and PIV-3 in 8.1%, BVD and RSV in only two samples (1%). Existence of all three viruses was detected in two samples (1%).

Contribution: In this study, infection of the three viruses was confirmed in cattle and existence of its coinfection is documented for the first time.


Keywords

Cattle; BVD; PIV-3; RSV; coinfection.

Sustainable Development Goal

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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