Iridovirus Infection in Chinese Giant Salamanders, China, 2010

Dong, Wuzi; Zhang, Xiaoming; Yang, Changming; An, Junhui; Qin, Jinzhou; Song, Fengfeng

doi:10.3201/eid1712.101758

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“…The population has declined dramatically in the past five decades, and it has now been included in the list of Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES, 2008) and in national class II protected species in China. Although the artificial breeding have been ongoing, the frequent outbreaks of infectious diseases pose a serious threat to the Chinese giant salamander population (Dong et al, 2011;Geng et al, 2011). Andrias davidianus ranavirus (ADRV), an emerging viral pathogen, is associated with mass mortality in farmed salamander Zhang and Gui, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

Extensive diversification of MHC in Chinese giant salamanders Andrias davidianus (Anda-MHC) reveals novel splice variants

Zhu

Chen

Wang

et al. 2014

Developmental & Comparative Immunology

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Extensive diversification of MHC in Chinese giant salamanders Andrias davidianus (Anda-MHC) reveals novel splice variants

Zhu

Chen

Wang

et al. 2014

Developmental & Comparative Immunology

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“…For example, lymphocystis disease virus (LCDV), has been identified as the causative agent of lymphocystis disease in more than 100 different seawater and freshwater fish species [22,23]. In particular, diverse ranaviruses (genus Ranavirus) have been reported to infect about 70 amphibian species from at least 14 families, more than 100 fish species and dozens of reptiles; hence, some experts believe that ranaviruses infect not only frogs but also numerous different aquatic vertebrates, and are, therefore, promiscuous pathogens of cold-blooded vertebrates [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33].…”

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Virus genomes and virus-host interactions in aquaculture animals

Zhang

Gui

2015

Sci. China Life Sci.

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Over the last 30 years, aquaculture has become the fastest growing form of agriculture production in the world, but its development has been hampered by a diverse range of pathogenic viruses. During the last decade, a large number of viruses from aquatic animals have been identified, and more than 100 viral genomes have been sequenced and genetically characterized. These advances are leading to better understanding about antiviral mechanisms and the types of interaction occurring between aquatic viruses and their hosts. Here, based on our research experience of more than 20 years, we review the wealth of genetic and genomic information from studies on a diverse range of aquatic viruses, including iridoviruses, herpesviruses, reoviruses, and rhabdoviruses, and outline some major advances in our understanding of virus-host interactions in animals used in aquaculture.

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“…Therefore, it is of great interest to elucidate the function of immune system, particular the thymus, in this primitive species. On the other hand, there is an urgent need to understand the immune system in Chinese giant salamander, due to the fact that the population decline is dramatic resulted from emerging infectious diseases (Dong et al, 2011;Geng et al, 2011). The newly-described Andrias davidianus ranavirus (ADRV) is regarded as a major contributor to mass mortality events of this species (Chen et al, 2013;Chinchar and Waltzek, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%