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Susceptibility of Goldfish to Cyprinid Herpesvirus 2 (CyHV-2) SH01 Isolated from Cultured Crucian Carp

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VIRUSES-BASEL
Volume 13, Issue 9, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/v13091761

Keywords

CyHV-2; crucian carp; goldfish; sensitivity; pathology; ornamental fish

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  1. Technology Innovation Action Program of Shang Hai, China [19YF1419300]
  2. China Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST [D-8005-19-0012]
  3. China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA [CARS-45-19]
  4. Function Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, P. R [2019-BH-B02]

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Cyprinid herpesvirus 2 (CyHV-2) is a fatal contagious aquatic pathogen affecting goldfish and crucian carp. Experimental studies have shown that CyHV-2 SH01 can cause rapid and fatal disease progression in both goldfish and crucian carp.
Cyprinid herpesvirus 2 (CyHV-2), a member of the Alloherpesviridae family belonging to the genus Cyprinivirus, is a fatal contagious aquatic pathogen that affects goldfish (Carassius auratus) and crucian carp (Carassius carassius). Although crucian carp and goldfish belong to the genus Carassius, it is unclear whether they are susceptible to the same CyHV-2 isolate. In addition, the origin of the crucian carp-derived CyHV-2 virus isolate remains unclear. CyHV-2 SH01 was isolated during herpesviral hematopoietic necrosis disease (HVHN) outbreaks in crucian carp at a local fish farm near Shanghai. CyHV-2 SH01 was confirmed by PCR and Western blot analysis of kidney, spleen, muscle, and blood tissue from the diseased crucian carp. Moreover, histopathological and ultra-pathological analyses revealed pathological changes characteristic of CyHV-2 SH01 infection in the tissues of the diseased crucian carp. In the present study, goldfish and crucian carp were challenged with CyHV-2 SH01 to elucidate viral virulence. We found that CyHV-2 SH01 could cause rapid and fatal disease progression in goldfish and crucian carp 24 h post-injection at 28 degrees C. Experimental infection of goldfish by injection indicated that the average virus titer in the kidney of the goldfish was 10(3.47) to 10(3.59) copies/mg. In addition, tissues exhibited the most prominent histopathological changes (cellular wrinkling and shrinkage, cytoplasmic vacuolation, fusion of the gill lamellae, and hepatic congestion) in CyHV-2 SH01-infected goldfish and crucian carp. Thus, crucian carp and goldfish showed a high sensitivity, with typical symptoms, to HVHN disease caused by CyHV-2 SH01.

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