Herpes-like virus infection in Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides): pathology, ultrastructure and molecular analysis

Chao Pei; Xiao-Ying Lei; Xiu-Ping Yuan; Ding Wang; Qing-Zhong Zhao; Qi-Ya Zhang

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-48.1.235

Herpes-like virus infection in Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides): pathology, ultrastructure and molecular analysis

J Wildl Dis. 2012 Jan;48(1):235-7. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-48.1.235.

Authors

Chao Pei¹, Xiao-Ying Lei, Xiu-Ping Yuan, Ding Wang, Qing-Zhong Zhao, Qi-Ya Zhang

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 7 Donghu South Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, China.

PMID: 22247401
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-48.1.235

Abstract

A moribund juvenile Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) with skin lesions and ulceration was found in Dongting Lake, China. Pathologic examination, electron microscopy, and polymerase chain reaction of liver tissue revealed widely distributed necrotic lesions, sinusoidal dilatation, congestion and herpes-like virus particles.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
China
Fatal Outcome
Herpesviridae Infections / pathology
Herpesviridae Infections / veterinary*
Herpesviridae Infections / virology
Herpesviridae* / genetics
Herpesviridae* / isolation & purification
Herpesviridae* / ultrastructure
Porpoises / virology*