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Communication

Molecular Detection of Bovine Papillomavirus DNA in the Placenta and Blood of Healthy Mares and Respective Foals

by
Federica Savini
*,
Laura Gallina
,
Francesca Mazza
,
Jole Mariella
,
Carolina Castagnetti
and
Alessandra Scagliarini
Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Tolara di Sopra, 50 Ozzano Emilia, 40064 Bologna, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Vet. Sci. 2019, 6(1), 14; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci6010014
Submission received: 14 December 2018 / Revised: 24 January 2019 / Accepted: 3 February 2019 / Published: 6 February 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Italian Society of the Veterinary Sciences SISVet 2018)
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Abstract

Despite the characteristic species specificity of Papillomaviruses (PVs), the bovine papillomavirus (BPV) types 1, 2, and—more rarely—13, can cross-infect equids, where they are involved in the pathogenesis of sarcoid neoplasms. Sarcoids are locally invasive fibroblastic skin tumors that represent the most common skin neoplasms in horses worldwide. The transmission mechanism of BPV is still controversial in horses. Thus far, direct and indirect routes have been implicated, while vertical transmission has been suggested after the detection of viral DNA in the semen of healthy stallions. Testing of the blood and placenta of non-sarcoid baring mares and their respective foals revealed that the equine placenta can harbor BPV DNA, leading us to speculate a possible prenatal vertical DNA transmission in equids.
Keywords: bovine papillomavirus; vertical transmission; sarcoid; horse; placenta; veterinary science; infectious diseases bovine papillomavirus; vertical transmission; sarcoid; horse; placenta; veterinary science; infectious diseases

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Savini, F.; Gallina, L.; Mazza, F.; Mariella, J.; Castagnetti, C.; Scagliarini, A. Molecular Detection of Bovine Papillomavirus DNA in the Placenta and Blood of Healthy Mares and Respective Foals. Vet. Sci. 2019, 6, 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci6010014

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Savini F, Gallina L, Mazza F, Mariella J, Castagnetti C, Scagliarini A. Molecular Detection of Bovine Papillomavirus DNA in the Placenta and Blood of Healthy Mares and Respective Foals. Veterinary Sciences. 2019; 6(1):14. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci6010014

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Savini, Federica, Laura Gallina, Francesca Mazza, Jole Mariella, Carolina Castagnetti, and Alessandra Scagliarini. 2019. "Molecular Detection of Bovine Papillomavirus DNA in the Placenta and Blood of Healthy Mares and Respective Foals" Veterinary Sciences 6, no. 1: 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci6010014

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Savini, F., Gallina, L., Mazza, F., Mariella, J., Castagnetti, C., & Scagliarini, A. (2019). Molecular Detection of Bovine Papillomavirus DNA in the Placenta and Blood of Healthy Mares and Respective Foals. Veterinary Sciences, 6(1), 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci6010014

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