Systemic Aspergillosis associated with bovine viral diarrhea virus infection in Korean native calves

Jean, Young Hwa; Kim, Jae Hoon; Kim, Dae Yong; Jeong, Soon Wuk; Moon, Oun Kyong; Cho, Doo Youn

Korean Journal of Veterinary Research 2005;45(1):93-97.

Young Hwa Jean¹, Jae Hoon Kim², Dae Yong Kim³, Soon Wuk Jeong⁴, Oun Kyong Moon¹, Doo Youn Cho⁵

¹National Veterinary Research & Quarantine Service
²Department of Veterinary Medicine, Jeju National University
³College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University
⁴College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University
⁵Department of Veterinary Pathology, Louisiana State University

한우송아지의 BVD바이러스 감염과 Aspergillus fumigatus의 복합감염

진영화¹, 김재훈², 김대용³, 정순욱⁴, 문운경¹, 조두연⁵

¹국립수의과학검역원
²제주대학교 수의학과
³서울대학교 수의과대학
⁴건국대학교 수의과대학
⁵루이지애나 주립대학교

Abstract

Systemic aspergillosis were outbroken of 17 Korean native calves at livestock farm in Kyunggi province. Two 3 months old calves were died after having diarrhea, coughing, dyspnea, nasal discharge, and abdominal breathing. These calves were diagnosed of aspergillosis as multifocal to coalescing pyogranulomatous inflammation with intralesional aspergillus infiltration at liver, kidney, spleen, heart, lymph nodes, lungs, intestine and cerebrum. Aspergillus fumigatus was cultured from the affected tissues. And the small intestine was positive against bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) virus on FA test. We considered that the secondary fungal infections killed the calves after BVD virus infection primarily.

Key Words: Aspergillosis, BVD virus, pyogranulomatous inflammation