Prevalence of coronaviruses in European bison (Bison bonasus) in Poland

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dc.abstract.enCoronaviruses have been confirmed to infect a variety of species, but only one case of associated winter dysentery of European bison has been described. The study aimed to analyze the prevalence, and define the impact on the species conservation, the source of coronavirus infection, and the role of the European bison in the transmission of the pathogen in Poland. Molecular and serological screening was performed on 409 European bison from 6 free‑ranging and 14 captive herds over the period of 6 years (2017–2023). Presence of coronavirus was confirmed in one nasal swab by pancoronavirus RT‑PCR and in 3 nasal swab samples by bovine coronavirus (BCoV) specific real time RT‑PCR. The detected virus showed high (> 98%) homology in both RdRp and Spike genes to BCoV strains characterised recently in Polish cattle and strains isolated from wild cervids in Italy. Antibodies specific to BCoV were found in 6.4% of tested samples, all originating from free‑ranging animals. Seroprevalence was higher in adult animals over 5 years of age (p = 0.0015) and in females (p = 0.09). Our results suggest that European bison play only a limited role as reservoirs of bovine‑like coronaviruses. Although the most probable source of infections in the European bison population in Poland is cattle, other wild ruminants could also be involved. In addition, the zoonotic potential of bovine coronaviruses is quite low.
dc.affiliationWydział Medycyny Weterynaryjnej i Nauk o Zwierzętach
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Nauk Przedklinicznych i Chorób Zakaźnych
dc.article.number12928
dc.contributor.authorLarska, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorTomana, Jarosław
dc.contributor.authorKrzysiak, Michał K.
dc.contributor.authorPomorska-Mól, Małgorzata
dc.contributor.authorSocha, Wojciech
dc.date.access2024-07-17
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-12T10:30:11Z
dc.date.available2024-08-12T10:30:11Z
dc.date.copyright2024-06-05
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Coronaviruses have been confirmed to infect a variety of species, but only one case of associated winter dysentery of European bison has been described. The study aimed to analyze the prevalence, and define the impact on the species conservation, the source of coronavirus infection, and the role of the European bison in the transmission of the pathogen in Poland. Molecular and serological screening was performed on 409 European bison from 6 free-ranging and 14 captive herds over the period of 6 years (2017–2023). Presence of coronavirus was confirmed in one nasal swab by pancoronavirus RT-PCR and in 3 nasal swab samples by bovine coronavirus (BCoV) specific real time RT-PCR. The detected virus showed high (&gt; 98%) homology in both RdRp and Spike genes to BCoV strains characterised recently in Polish cattle and strains isolated from wild cervids in Italy. Antibodies specific to BCoV were found in 6.4% of tested samples, all originating from free-ranging animals. Seroprevalence was higher in adult animals over 5 years of age (<jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = 0.0015) and in females (<jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = 0.09). Our results suggest that European bison play only a limited role as reservoirs of bovine-like coronaviruses. Although the most probable source of infections in the European bison population in Poland is cattle, other wild ruminants could also be involved. In addition, the zoonotic potential of bovine coronaviruses is quite low.</jats:p>
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dc.description.volume14
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-024-63717-1
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/1626
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-63717-1
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dc.subject.encoronaviruses
dc.subject.enBCoV
dc.subject.enEuropean bison
dc.subject.enseroprevalence
dc.subject.enPCR
dc.subject.enSanger sequencing
dc.titlePrevalence of coronaviruses in European bison (Bison bonasus) in Poland
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