Novel Orthopoxvirus and Lethal Disease in Cat, Italy
Gianvito Lanave, Giulia Dowgier, Nicola Decaro
, Francesco Albanese, Elisa Brogi, Antonio Parisi, Michele Losurdo, Antonio Lavazza, Vito Martella, Canio Buonavoglia, and Gabriella Elia
Author affiliations: University of Bari, Valenzano, Italy (G. Lanave, G. Dowgier, N. Decaro, M. Losurdo, V. Martella, C. Buonavoglia, G. Elia); La Vallonea Veterinary Laboratory, Milan, Italy (F. Albanese); Centro Veterinario Montarioso, Siena, Italy (E. Brogi); Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Puglia e Basilicata, Putignano, Italy (A. Parisi); Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Lombardia ed Emilia Romagna, Brescia, Italy (A. Lavazza)
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Figure 2. Analysis of an orthopoxvirus isolated from an infected cat, Italy. A) Cytoplasmic fluorescence in infected Vero cells using serum from the diseased cat (original magnification ×400). B) Cytoplasmic inclusion bodies (arrows) in infected Vero cells (hematoxylin and eosin stain, original magnification ×400). C) Pocks (arrows) in the inoculated chorioallantoic membrane of a 12-day-old chick embryo. D) Electron micrograph of orthopoxvirus-like particle from infected Vero cells. The virus preparation was negative-stained with sodium phosphotungstate (original magnification ×25,000).
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