PMID- 34083583 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211129 LR - 20211129 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 1 DP - 2021 Jun 3 TI - Novel duck reovirus exhibits pathogenicity to specific pathogen-free chickens by the subcutaneous route. PG - 11769 LID - 10.1038/s41598-021-90979-w [doi] LID - 11769 AB - To study the pathogenicity of new duck reovirus (NDRV) to chickens, eighty 3-day-old SPF chickens were equally divided into two groups. The experimental group was inoculated with a NDRV challenge strain of 100 muL (10(-5.00) ELD(50)/0.1 mL) by the subcutaneous (s.c.) route, and the control group was inoculated with 100 muL of sterile phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) by the same route. In the experimental group, chickens exhibited introflexion of claws, performing of splits, stunting syndrome, weight loss and death. Gross lesions such as enlargement and yellowish-white focal necroses were observed in the liver and spleen. Microscopic changes were typical including varying degrees of hepatocyte steatosis and necrosis, splenic lymphocyte necrosis, interstitial pneumonia. Viral loads were detected in lung, liver, heart, spleen, duodenum, burse and kidney. The liver and spleen viral loads remained a much higher level and maintained for a longer time, suggesting that these tissues might be the target organs. In summary, NDRV can cause systemic infections and death in chickens, which indicated that chickens may be infected by NDRV in poultry production. FAU - Yu, Kexiang AU - Yu K AD - Institute of Poultry Science, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 1 Jiaoxiao Road, Jinan City, 250023, Shan Dong Province, China. AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Immunity and Diagnosis of Poultry Diseases, Jinan City, Shan Dong Province, China. FAU - Ti, Jinfeng AU - Ti J AD - Shandong Vocational Animal Science and Veterinary College, Jinan City, Shan Dong Province, China. FAU - Lu, Xiao AU - Lu X AD - Institute of Poultry Science, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 1 Jiaoxiao Road, Jinan City, 250023, Shan Dong Province, China. AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Immunity and Diagnosis of Poultry Diseases, Jinan City, Shan Dong Province, China. FAU - Pan, Li AU - Pan L AD - Institute of Poultry Science, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 1 Jiaoxiao Road, Jinan City, 250023, Shan Dong Province, China. AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Immunity and Diagnosis of Poultry Diseases, Jinan City, Shan Dong Province, China. FAU - Liu, Liping AU - Liu L AD - Institute of Poultry Science, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 1 Jiaoxiao Road, Jinan City, 250023, Shan Dong Province, China. AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Immunity and Diagnosis of Poultry Diseases, Jinan City, Shan Dong Province, China. FAU - Gao, Yuehua AU - Gao Y AD - Institute of Poultry Science, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 1 Jiaoxiao Road, Jinan City, 250023, Shan Dong Province, China. AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Immunity and Diagnosis of Poultry Diseases, Jinan City, Shan Dong Province, China. FAU - Guo, Xiaozhen AU - Guo X AD - Institute of Poultry Science, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 1 Jiaoxiao Road, Jinan City, 250023, Shan Dong Province, China. AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Immunity and Diagnosis of Poultry Diseases, Jinan City, Shan Dong Province, China. FAU - Hu, Feng AU - Hu F AD - Institute of Poultry Science, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 1 Jiaoxiao Road, Jinan City, 250023, Shan Dong Province, China. AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Immunity and Diagnosis of Poultry Diseases, Jinan City, Shan Dong Province, China. FAU - Liu, Cunxia AU - Liu C AD - Institute of Poultry Science, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 1 Jiaoxiao Road, Jinan City, 250023, Shan Dong Province, China. AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Immunity and Diagnosis of Poultry Diseases, Jinan City, Shan Dong Province, China. FAU - Ma, Xiuli AU - Ma X AD - Institute of Poultry Science, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 1 Jiaoxiao Road, Jinan City, 250023, Shan Dong Province, China. AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Immunity and Diagnosis of Poultry Diseases, Jinan City, Shan Dong Province, China. FAU - Li, Yufeng AU - Li Y AD - Institute of Poultry Science, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 1 Jiaoxiao Road, Jinan City, 250023, Shan Dong Province, China. AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Immunity and Diagnosis of Poultry Diseases, Jinan City, Shan Dong Province, China. FAU - Huang, Bing AU - Huang B AD - Institute of Poultry Science, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 1 Jiaoxiao Road, Jinan City, 250023, Shan Dong Province, China. hbind@163.com. AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Immunity and Diagnosis of Poultry Diseases, Jinan City, Shan Dong Province, China. hbind@163.com. FAU - Song, Minxun AU - Song M AD - Institute of Poultry Science, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 1 Jiaoxiao Road, Jinan City, 250023, Shan Dong Province, China. mxsong@aliyun.com. AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Immunity and Diagnosis of Poultry Diseases, Jinan City, Shan Dong Province, China. mxsong@aliyun.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210603 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Neutralizing) RN - 0 (Antibodies, Viral) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antibodies, Neutralizing/blood/immunology MH - Antibodies, Viral/blood/immunology MH - Biopsy MH - *Chickens MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Mortality MH - Poultry Diseases/diagnosis/mortality/*transmission/*virology MH - Reoviridae/classification/immunology/*pathogenicity MH - Reoviridae Infections/*veterinary MH - Viral Load PMC - PMC8175558 COIS- The authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2021/06/05 06:00 MHDA- 2021/11/30 06:00 PMCR- 2021/06/03 CRDT- 2021/06/04 06:24 PHST- 2020/11/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/04/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/06/04 06:24 [entrez] PHST- 2021/06/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/11/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/06/03 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41598-021-90979-w [pii] AID - 90979 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41598-021-90979-w [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2021 Jun 3;11(1):11769. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90979-w.