Virology Laboratory, Elizabeth Macarthur Agriculture Institute, Woodbridge Road, Menangle, New South Wales 2568, Australia.
Viruses. 2020 Jun 26;12(6):690. doi: 10.3390/v12060690.
Bungowannah virus is a pestivirus known to cause reproductive losses in pigs. The virus has not been found in other species, nor is it known if it has the capacity to cause disease in other animals. Eight sheep, eight calves and seven pregnant cows were experimentally infected with Bungowannah virus. It was found that sheep and calves could be infected. Furthermore, it was shown that the virus is able to cross the bovine placenta and cause infection of the foetus. These findings demonstrate the potential for species other than pigs to become infected with Bungowannah virus and the need to prevent them from becoming infected.
本汪那瓦病毒是一种已知可导致猪繁殖损失的瘟病毒。该病毒尚未在其他物种中发现,也不知道其是否有能力在其他动物中引起疾病。八只绵羊、八头小牛和七头怀孕奶牛被实验性感染了本汪那瓦病毒。结果发现绵羊和小牛可能被感染。此外,还表明该病毒能够穿过牛胎盘并感染胎儿。这些发现表明,除了猪以外的其他物种有可能感染本汪那瓦病毒,因此需要预防这些物种感染该病毒。