The outbreak of rabbit hemorrhagic virus type 2 in the interior of China may be related to imported semen

Ruibin Qi; Chunchun Meng; Jie Zhu; Hang Li; Qiuhong Miao; Jingyu Tang; Aoxing Tang; Hongyuan Guo; Chuncao Liu; Chuanfeng Li; Zongyan Chen; Fang Wang; Qinwen Zhang; Guangqing Liu

doi:10.1016/j.virs.2022.04.003

August 2022

Citation: Ruibin Qi, Chunchun Meng, Jie Zhu, Hang Li, Qiuhong Miao, Jingyu Tang, Aoxing Tang, Hongyuan Guo, Chuncao Liu, Chuanfeng Li, Zongyan Chen, Fang Wang, Qinwen Zhang, Guangqing Liu. The outbreak of rabbit hemorrhagic virus type 2 in the interior of China may be related to imported semen .VIROLOGICA SINICA, 2022, 37(4) : 623-626. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virs.2022.04.003

The outbreak of rabbit hemorrhagic virus type 2 in the interior of China may be related to imported semen

Ruibin Qi ^a ,
Chunchun Meng ^a ,
Jie Zhu ^a ,
Hang Li ^a ,
Qiuhong Miao ^a ,
Jingyu Tang ^a ,
Aoxing Tang ^a ,
Hongyuan Guo ^a ,
Chuncao Liu ^a ,
Chuanfeng Li ^a ,
Zongyan Chen ^a ,
Fang Wang ^b ,
Qinwen Zhang ^{c
,,} ,
Guangqing Liu ^{a
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a Innovation Team of Small Animal Infectious Disease, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 200241, China;
b Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China;
c Veterinary Medicine Department of Agricultural and Animal College, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, China

Corresponding author: Qinwen Zhang, zqw_runner@163.com
Guangqing Liu, liugq@shvri.ac.cn
Received Date: 01 September 2021
Accepted Date: 01 April 2022
Available online: 02 May 2022

Abstract

Highlights:
1. We identified one RHD case caused by a new RHDV variant (GI.2) in China through HA, TEM, and genome sequencing.
2. This is the first study to demonstrate that GI.2 can replicate efficiently in the reproductive system.
3. Our evidence suggests that GI.2 might be introduced into China by contaminated rabbit semen.

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The outbreak of rabbit hemorrhagic virus type 2 in the interior of China may be related to imported semen

Corresponding author: Qinwen Zhang, zqw_runner@163.com

Corresponding author: Guangqing Liu, liugq@shvri.ac.cn

a Innovation Team of Small Animal Infectious Disease, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 200241, China;

b Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China;

c Veterinary Medicine Department of Agricultural and Animal College, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, China

Received Date: 01 September 2021

Accepted Date: 01 April 2022

Abstract: Highlights:
1. We identified one RHD case caused by a new RHDV variant (GI.2) in China through HA, TEM, and genome sequencing.
2. This is the first study to demonstrate that GI.2 can replicate efficiently in the reproductive system.
3. Our evidence suggests that GI.2 might be introduced into China by contaminated rabbit semen.

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