Evaluation of viruses and their association with ocular lesions in pinnipeds in rehabilitation
Abstract Objective To assess whether corneal lesions in stranded pinnipeds were associated with viral infections, and to identify the potential pathogen(s) associated with the lesions. Animals studied Twenty‐nine California sea lions ( Zalophus californianus ), 18 northern elephant seals ( M irounga...
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crwiley:10.1111/vop.12235 2024-06-23T07:52:30+00:00 Evaluation of viruses and their association with ocular lesions in pinnipeds in rehabilitation Wright, Erin P. Waugh, Lynnette F. Goldstein, Tracey Freeman, Katie S. Kelly, Terra R. Wheeler, Elizabeth A. Smith, Brett R. Gulland, Frances M. D. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/vop.12235 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fvop.12235 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/vop.12235 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Veterinary Ophthalmology volume 18, issue s1, page 148-159 ISSN 1463-5216 1463-5224 journal-article 2014 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/vop.12235 2024-06-11T04:41:25Z Abstract Objective To assess whether corneal lesions in stranded pinnipeds were associated with viral infections, and to identify the potential pathogen(s) associated with the lesions. Animals studied Twenty‐nine California sea lions ( Zalophus californianus ), 18 northern elephant seals ( M irounga angustirostris ), and 34 Pacific harbor seals ( P hoca vitulina richardsii ). Procedure DNA and RNA were extracted from ocular swabs, corneal tissue, and aqueous humor and screened for herpesvirus, adenovirus, poxvirus, and calicivirus families by PCR . Results The results indicated a high overall prevalence of viruses, with adenoviruses and herpesviruses detected in all three host species. Three novel adenoviruses (PhAdV‐1, PhAdV‐2, OtAdV‐2) and two novel herpesviruses (Ph HV ‐6, Ot HV ‐4) were detected. There were no statistical differences in the prevalence of viral infection or coinfection among groups of individuals with or without corneal lesions, nor were lesion type, onset, or presence of concurrent disease significantly associated with a viral infection. Conclusions The results suggested that viral presence in ocular tissues was common, not significantly associated with ocular disease and thus should not preclude release of an otherwise healthy animal. We could not confirm a correlation of virus presence with lesion due to the high percentage of virus‐positive, clinically normal animals. This implied that seals and sea lions can have ocular tissues infected with several viruses without having readily evident associated lesions. This difficulty in correlating viral presence, particularly herpesviruses, with ocular lesions was also a common finding in studies with terrestrial species and highlighted the difficulty of confirming a virus as a primary pathogen in ocular lesions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Elephant Seals Wiley Online Library Pacific Veterinary Ophthalmology 18 s1 148 159 |
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Abstract Objective To assess whether corneal lesions in stranded pinnipeds were associated with viral infections, and to identify the potential pathogen(s) associated with the lesions. Animals studied Twenty‐nine California sea lions ( Zalophus californianus ), 18 northern elephant seals ( M irounga angustirostris ), and 34 Pacific harbor seals ( P hoca vitulina richardsii ). Procedure DNA and RNA were extracted from ocular swabs, corneal tissue, and aqueous humor and screened for herpesvirus, adenovirus, poxvirus, and calicivirus families by PCR . Results The results indicated a high overall prevalence of viruses, with adenoviruses and herpesviruses detected in all three host species. Three novel adenoviruses (PhAdV‐1, PhAdV‐2, OtAdV‐2) and two novel herpesviruses (Ph HV ‐6, Ot HV ‐4) were detected. There were no statistical differences in the prevalence of viral infection or coinfection among groups of individuals with or without corneal lesions, nor were lesion type, onset, or presence of concurrent disease significantly associated with a viral infection. Conclusions The results suggested that viral presence in ocular tissues was common, not significantly associated with ocular disease and thus should not preclude release of an otherwise healthy animal. We could not confirm a correlation of virus presence with lesion due to the high percentage of virus‐positive, clinically normal animals. This implied that seals and sea lions can have ocular tissues infected with several viruses without having readily evident associated lesions. This difficulty in correlating viral presence, particularly herpesviruses, with ocular lesions was also a common finding in studies with terrestrial species and highlighted the difficulty of confirming a virus as a primary pathogen in ocular lesions. |
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Wright, Erin P. Waugh, Lynnette F. Goldstein, Tracey Freeman, Katie S. Kelly, Terra R. Wheeler, Elizabeth A. Smith, Brett R. Gulland, Frances M. D. Evaluation of viruses and their association with ocular lesions in pinnipeds in rehabilitation |
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Wright, Erin P. Waugh, Lynnette F. Goldstein, Tracey Freeman, Katie S. Kelly, Terra R. Wheeler, Elizabeth A. Smith, Brett R. Gulland, Frances M. D. |
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Evaluation of viruses and their association with ocular lesions in pinnipeds in rehabilitation |
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Evaluation of viruses and their association with ocular lesions in pinnipeds in rehabilitation |
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Evaluation of viruses and their association with ocular lesions in pinnipeds in rehabilitation |
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Evaluation of viruses and their association with ocular lesions in pinnipeds in rehabilitation |
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Evaluation of viruses and their association with ocular lesions in pinnipeds in rehabilitation |
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evaluation of viruses and their association with ocular lesions in pinnipeds in rehabilitation |
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