Contamination of a specific-pathogen-free rat breeding colony with Free

Abstract

Routine antibody surveillance for in a breeding colony suggested viral invasion into laboratory rats. A more specific haemagglutination-inhibition test implied that the agent was related closely to (hPIV3), rather than . To isolate this virus, Vero cells were inoculated with lung homogenates of 30 young animals from the colony. One of the cultures became positive at the second passage by RT-PCR directed to the hPIV3 NP and L genes. Cytopathic effect with cell fusion was observed at the third passage. The HN gene of this virus (KK24) had >93 % similarity to those of other hPIV3 isolates, suggesting a human origin of KK24. Experimental intranasal inoculation of KK24 into SD rats showed virus replication in the lungs at 3–5 days post-infection (p.i.). Pathological examination of the lungs at day 5 p.i. indicated a moderate detachment, degradation and apoptosis of bronchial epitheliocytes with peribronchial mononuclear infiltrations. At day 7 p.i., these changes became less prominent, and no lesions were apparent at day 10 p.i. or later. The infected rats seroconverted at day 7 p.i. On the contrary, none of the 30 experimentally infected ICR mice showed any pathological lesions in their lungs, despite seroconversion at 7 days p.i. These results suggest that hPIV3 can invade rat colonies and has a moderate and transient pathogenicity in rats. This is the first report of non-experimental hPIV3 infection in laboratory rats, unexpectedly detected by antibody screening for .

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