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Title: Hobi emergent pestivirus: Its impact in animal health and importance as a contaminant in biotechnological products

Author
item PECORA, ANDREA - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY(INTA)
item PEREZ-AGUIRREBURUALD, E MARIA - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY(INTA)
item MALACARI, DARIO - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY(INTA)
item ZABAL, OSVALDO - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY(INTA)
item BAUERMANN, FERNANDO - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA MARIA
item RIDPATH, JULIA
item DUS-SANTOS, MARIA - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY(INTA)

Submitted to: Agricultural Research Journal
Publication Type: Review Article
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/17/2016
Publication Date: 11/2/2016
Citation: Pecora, A., Perez-Aguirreburuald, E.S., Malacari, D.A., Zabal, O., Bauermann, F.V., Ridpath, J.F., Dus-Santos, M.J. 2016. Hobi emergent pestivirus: Its impact in animal health and importance as a contaminant in biotechnological products. Agricultural Research Journal. http://ria.inta.gov.ar/?p=8668.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: “Hobi-like” viruses are a group of emerging Pestiviruses which affect cattle and water buffaloes and are common contaminants of biological products. After the first detection from Brazilian samples in Germany in 2004, several Hobi-like isolates have been reported in Italy and some countries of Asia. Thus, this pathogen has caused concern to cattle and buffalo farmers and veterinarians as it has been involved in events of severe respiratory symptoms, abortions and persistently infected animals and mucosal like-disease. Due to the lack of an active surveillance system for Hobi-like viruses and since infections with them can be mistaken for bovine viral diarrhea, the true impact on cattle populations is not known. In Argentina, the existence of Hobi-like viruses has not been studied, nor from an epidemiological point of view or in terms of its potential as an adventitious agent in biological products and cell lines. The aim of this article is to provide an analysis of the worldwide epidemiological situation of Hobi-like viruses, in order to generate a rapprochement and to awaken interest in veterinarians, virologists and health authorities for this emerging pathogen. It is essential to achieve greater investment and participation in interdisciplinary research to clarify basic aspects of the epidemiology of this new pathogen and to establish its possible impact on the productive systems of the South American countries.