Influenza D Virus in Cattle, France, 2011–2014

Ducatez, Mariette; Pelletier, Claire; Meyer, Gilles

doi:10.3201/eid2102.141449

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“…This result conflicts somewhat with our surveillance findings and those of others (3,4,6,7) showing that IDV associates with disease in the field. We hypothesize that the minimal amounts of damage seen in experimentally infected calves might induce inflammation (IDV infection induced neutrophil extravasation and migration into tracheal epithelium in our infected animals) that could facilitate coinfections with other bovine pathogens.…”

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“…Our virologic surveillance found that IDV was present in 23.6% of 55 calves affected with BRD but in only 2.4% of 82 healthy calves upon arrival at the same facility (4). Other studies have shown that the IDV positivity rates in cattle with BRD in the United States and France were 4.5% and 4.8%, respectively (3,6). The prevalence of IDV in China among healthy adult cattle populations was reported to be 0.7% (7).…”

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Pathogenesis of Influenza D Virus in Cattle

Ferguson

Olivier

Genova

et al. 2016

J Virol

141

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Cattle have been proposed as the natural reservoir of a novel member of the virus family Orthomyxoviridae, which has been tentatively classified as influenza D virus (IDV). Although isolated from sick animals, it is unclear whether IDV causes any clinical disease in cattle. To address this aspect of Koch's postulates, three dairy calves (treatment animals) held in individual pens were inoculated intranasally with IDV strain D/bovine/Mississippi/C00046N/2014. At 1 day postinoculation, a seronegative calf (contact animal) was added to each of the treatment animal pens. The cattle in both treatment and contact groups seroconverted, and virus was detected in their respiratory tracts. Histologically, there was a significant increase in neutrophil tracking in tracheal epithelia of the treatment calves compared to control animals. While infected and contact animals demonstrated various symptoms of respiratory tract infection, they were mild, and the calves in the treatment group did not differ from the controls in terms of heart rate, respiratory rate, or rectal temperature. To mimic zoonotic transmission, two ferrets were exposed to a plastic toy fomite soaked with infected nasal discharge from the treatment calves. These ferrets did not shed the virus or seroconvert. In summary, this study demonstrates that IDV causes a mild respiratory disease upon experimental infection of cattle and can be transmitted effectively among cattle by in-pen contact, but not from cattle to ferrets through fomite exposure. These findings support the hypothesis that cattle are a natural reservoir for the virus. IMPORTANCE A novel influenza virus, tentatively classified as influenza D virus (IDV), was identified in swine, cattle, sheep, and goats. Among these hosts, cattle have been proposed as the natural reservoir. In this study, we show that cattle experimentally infected with IDV can shed virus and transmit it to other cattle through direct contact, but not to ferrets through fomite routes. IDV caused minor clinical signs in the infected cattle, fulfilling another of Koch's postulates for this novel agent, although other objective clinical endpoints were not different from those of control animals. Although the disease observed was mild, IDV induced neutrophil tracking and epithelial attenuation in cattle trachea, which could facilitate coinfection with other pathogens, and in doing so, predispose animals to bovine respiratory disease.

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Pathogenesis of Influenza D Virus in Cattle

Ferguson

Olivier

Genova

et al. 2016

J Virol

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“…The detection of high antibody titers and the relative ease of virus isolation from cattle have led to the thesis that cattle may be the natural IDV reservoir (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7). Based on those assertions, serology studies have focused on cattle (2)(3)(4)(5)(6). A serology study of animals in calving operations in Mississippi found 94% seroprevalence among neonatal beef calves (10).…”

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“…The estimated seroprevalence of IDV among US cattle herds is 88% (5,9), and 2% in farmed American swine (2). The detection of high antibody titers and the relative ease of virus isolation from cattle have led to the thesis that cattle may be the natural IDV reservoir (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7). Based on those assertions, serology studies have focused on cattle (2)(3)(4)(5)(6).…”

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Serologic evidence of exposure to influenza D virus among persons with occupational contact with cattle

White

McDaniel

et al. 2016

Journal of Clinical Virology

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“…Wirus ten posiada szeroki zakres geograficzny występowania. Izolowano go w USA, Kanadzie, Chinach, a w Europie -we Francji oraz we Włoszech, co wskazuje, że doszło do jego transmisji międzykontynentalnej (1,4,(6)(7)(8)20).…”

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Prevalence of infections with a new type of influenza virus – influenza D virus in humans and animals

Markowska-Daniel¹,

Mickiewicz²,

Witkowski³

et al. 2016

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In April 2011, in the USA, a new influenza virus type D (IDV) was isolated for the first time from pigs and then from cows. In the paper the data about the prevalence of this virus in humans and animals are described. It was evidenced that HE protein of IDV could bind to cellular receptors in the epithelium of the human trachea. Moreover, the new virus was shown to infect and spread in ferrets. These findings make it possible to conclude that IDV seems to be able to infect humans and have zoonotic potential. Up to now the percent of human seroconverted to IDV has been low, about 1.3%. The susceptibility of pigs to IDV has been shown in natural and experimental conditions. Virus specific antibodies were detected in 9.5% of pigs. Additionally the isolates from pigs were obtained in the USA and Italy. This suggests that pigs are not the natural reservoir of this virus and the infections are uncommon in pig populations. Several studies demonstrated that the new virus is widely spread in cattle. It was isolated in the USA, Canada, China, France and Italy, which proved that the intercontinental transmission of IDV had occurred. The highest percentage of infected cows, mainly animals manifesting BRDC symptoms, was found in Minnesota, Oklahoma and Mississippi, and it varied from 4.8 to 29.1%. Additionally the virus was detected in 2.4% of healthy animals. Seroconversion was demonstrated in 32.7 to 87.5% of the bovine herds tested in Mississippi and Minnesota, respectively. Retrospective analysis revealed that antibodies specific to IDV had been detected in bovine samples since 2004. This suggests that the new virus has circulated in cattle at least since 2004. The analysis of the relationship between the seroconversion and the age of animals showed that over 50% of cows aged 1–14 years were seropositive. Also more than 90% of newborn calves had maternal antibodies to IDV. The spread of IDV was also linked to the type of farm, with the lowest percentage of animals seroconverting in closed herds and the highest in order-buying facilities. Therefore cattle seem to be the natural host of IDV. In the USA and Canada the infections caused by IDV were also found in sheep and goats. Herd-level and individual-level seroprevalence in sheep was 15.3 and 6.1%, respectively, and these figures were even higher in goats: 20% and 25.9%, respectively. This shows that small ruminants are susceptible to IDV infection. Moreover, retrospective analysis confirmed that one serum from a goat taken in Massachusetts in 2002 was positive to IDV. This suggests that the new virus may have circulated among goats as early as in 2002. Serological studies of chicken and turkey sera from the herds in Minnesota, located near the positive bovine herds, yielded negative results. This might suggest that birds are resistant to IDV infection; however, the number of birds tested is insufficient to substantiate such a statement. The studies aimed at evaluation of zoonotic potential of the new virus proved that it replicated efficiently in the upper respiratory tract of ferrets. This suggests that the new virus may have an influence on public health. In experimental conditions the susceptibility of guinea pigs to IDV infection was also evidenced. In conclusion, all the studies demonstrated that cattle were the natural reservoir of the new virus, despite the fact that humans as well as various animal species could also be infected. Furthermore, cattle are likely to be a potential source of infection for both animals and humans.

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Influenza D Virus in Cattle, France, 2011–2014

Cited by 147 publications

References 9 publications

Pathogenesis of Influenza D Virus in Cattle

Pathogenesis of Influenza D Virus in Cattle

Serologic evidence of exposure to influenza D virus among persons with occupational contact with cattle

Prevalence of infections with a new type of influenza virus – influenza D virus in humans and animals

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