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Springer, Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2(47), p. 465-468, 2014

DOI: 10.1007/s11250-014-0733-z

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Bovine herpesvirus 6 in buffaloes (Bubalus bulalis) from the Amazon region, Brazil

Journal article published in 2014 by Cairo Henrique Sousa de Oliveira ORCID, Fernanda Gonçalves de Oliveira, Marcela Ribeiro Gasparini, Grazielle Cossenzo Florentino Galinari, Graciela Kunrath Lima, Antônio Augusto Fonseca, José Diomedes Barbosa, Edel Figueiredo Barbosa-Stancioli ORCID, Rômulo Cerqueira Leite, Jenner Karlisson Pimenta dos Reis, Jenner Karlisson Pimenta Dos Reis ORCID
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Abstract

This study presents the first description of Bovine herpesvirus 6 (BoHV-6) that was isolated from buffaloes of Amazon region in Brazil. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the BoHV-6 Brazilian strains clustered with the sequence of BoHV-6 from elsewhere available at the GenBank. It was observed in some buffaloes with lymphoproliferative disease in one herd, thus the animals were also tested for Bovine leukemia virus (BLV), which has been associated to lymphoma in bovines. All animals were negative to BLV. These results indicate that BoHV-6 is present in buffaloes in Brazil, but the importance and impact of this infection and its association with any illness is still undefined.