Livestock across the world contract several infectious diseases of both bacterial and viral origin. Swine brucellosis caused by Brucella suis and swine influenza caused by Influenza A virus affect both domestic and feral swine populations. Both the diseases have zoonotic potential to cause disease in humans with serious complications apart from inflicting huge economic losses. Infected feral swine can also act as a source of spread and outbreak where the disease is not endemic. At present, there is no vaccine available for swine brucellosis. The currently used swine influenza vaccine may not be effective against influenza strains like the recent H1N1 strain that caused a pandemic. To develop an effective bivalent vaccine for swine against these two diseases, a leucine auxotroph of the USDA approved vaccine B. abortus strain RB51 was constructed along with leuB gene complementing plasmid pNS4 to over-express antigens from Brucella and influenza. This antibiotic resistance free system over-expressed Brucella derived antigens SOD, L7/L12 and WboA in three different constructs. Against a virulent challenge of B. suis, the candidate vaccine strain over-expressing both SOD and WboA protected mice more significantly than the control group and was also found to be better protective than other candidate vaccine strains over-expressing either SOD and L7/L12 together or SOD alone. Immunoassays (ELISA) suggested that the protection afforded is Th1 type mediated immune response, as cytokine IFN-γ and IgG2a antibody sub-isotype was observed in the splenocyte culture supernatant and serum samples respectively. The strain RB51leuB platform was not expressing influenza derived antigens Hemagglutinin (HA) and Nucleoprotein (NP) when screened for expression by immunoblot. Influenza antigens, HA, NP and ectodomain of matrix protein M2e, were not found to be expressing even after optimizing their codon usage to suit Brucella tRNA preference. However, RT-PCR showed that the influenza genes mRNA were produced. In conclusion, this dissertation describes the construction of an environmentally safe antigen over-expression platform and successful employment of the system as a candidate vaccine in protecting mice against B. suis challenge. This new platform is a potential candidate for developing vaccines against other infectious diseases of livestock. This document also discusses alternate strategies for expressing influenza antigens in a Brucella platform. / Ph. D.

Brucella abortus is amongst the top 5 zoonotic diseases worldwide. The overall goal of this research is to generate a safe and effective vaccine for humans. Brucella abortus strain RB51, approved for use in cattle, provides protection by initiating a strong T-helper 1 (Th1) type response is a candidate vaccine. Based on a model for aerosol exposure mice were vaccinated intranasally (IN) with strain RB51 and challenged IN with B. abortus strain 2308, strain RB51 did not protect. Protection against Brucella is mediated through TLRs 2, 4 and 9. The addition of TLR 2 or TLR 4 and a trend with TLR9 agonists with intranasal RB51 vaccination significantly increased bacterial clearance in the lung after strain 2308 challenge. Therefore, we hypothesized that combining TLR agonists 2, 4, and 9 with strain RB51 IN would upregulate protection and clearance in the lung against strain 2308 challenge (IN), by upregulating the DC1 and CD4 Th1 and CD8 immune response. This study showed that protection is not upregulated by combining all TLR agonists. Overall the addition of TLR 2 and 4 vs. TLR 2, 4 and 9 agonists affects the immune response and impacts the level of clearance. Our data support the development of a DC1 Th1 CD8 response, based on serology, and both DC and T-cell activation and function by the group which received the TLR 2 and 4 agonists and to a lesser degree the group receiving TLR 2, 4, and 9 agonists. Additional studies are warranted to further define the differential mechanisms and endpoints of protection. / Master of Science

Abstracts in English and Zulu / Fluorescence polarization assay (FPA), a serological assay, was validated as an alternative test for the rapid and cost-effective diagnosis of bovine brucellosis, with the aim of improving the control of brucellosis in South Africa. The FPA is anticipated to distinguish between vaccinated and infected cattle, circumventing the challenge associated with the tests that are currently used. Positive cattle serum samples (n =420) confirmed by Complement Fixation Test were tested in conjunction with serum samples (n = 446) from non-infected cattle initially tested on Rose Bengal Test, CFT and compared with FPA. The optimum cut-off value that offers the highest diagnostic sensitivity (Dsn) and diagnostic specificity (Dsp) was determined as 87 mP with the use of ROC analysis. The Dsn and Dsp of FPA using this cut-off value was calculated at 99.09% - 100% and 68.09%- 76.61% respectively with a 95% confidence interval (cl). The area under curve (AUC) was calculated at 0.9842 with a 95% standard error (S.E) of 0.005532 with positive and negative likelihood ratio (+LR) (-LR) at 3.643 and 1.002, respectively. The FPA was found to be as effective as CFT and should be considered because of its accuracy and other advantages such as speed, high throughput and the objectivity of the interpretation of results that can be obtained electronically by the (PHERAstar) machine. The test should be included in routine serological diagnosis for brucellosis. / I- Fluorescence polarization assay (i-FPA) ukuhlolwa kwe-serological okuqinisekiswe njengenye indlela yokuhlola ukuxilongwa okusheshayo nengabizi kwe-bovine brucellosis, okuzokwenza ngcono ukulawulwa kwe-brucellosis eNingizimu Afrika. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-FPA kulindeleke ukuthi yehlukanise phakathi kwezinkomo ezigonyiwe nezithelelekile futhi lokhu kuzonciphisa inselelo ehambisana nokuhlolwa esetshenziswa njengamanje. Amasampula amahle avumayo we-serum ezinkomo (n = 420) aqinisekiswa yi-CFT ahlolwe ngokuhlangana namasampula e-serum (n = 446) avela ezinkomeni ezingathelelekile ezahlolwa kuqala ku-RBT, CFT futhi kuqhathaniswa ne-FPA. Inani elinqunyiwe elikhulu elinikezela ukuzwela okuphezulu kokuxilonga (i-Dsn) kanye nokucaciswa kokuxilongwa (i-Dsp) kunqunywe njenge-87 mP kusetshenziswa ukuhlaziywa kwe-ROC. I-Dsn ne-Dsp ye-FPA esebenzisa leli nani elisikiwe libalwe ngama-99.09% - 100% no-68.09% - 76.61% ngokulandelana kwesikhathi sokuzethemba esingu-95% (cl). Indawo engaphansi kwe-Curve noma ijika thizeni (i-AUC) ibalwe ku-0.9842 enephutha elingu-95% elijwayelekile (SE) lika- 0.005532 elinezilinganiso ezinhle nezimbi ze-likehood (+ LR) (-LR) ngo-3.643 no- 1.002, ngokulandelana. I-FPA isebenza njenge-CFT futhi kufanele ibhekwe ngenxa yokunemba eneqiniso kwayo nezinye izinzuzo ezifana nejubane lokuthola imiphumela kanye nenhloso yokuchazwa kwemiphumela engatholakala ngomshini wekhomphuyitha (PHERAstar), i-FPA kufanele ifakwe ekuhlolweni okuvamile ngokujwayelekile kwe-serological ye-brucellosis. / Agriculture and  Animal Health / M. Sc. (Agriculture)

Thesis (M. Sc.) Uppsala : Sveriges lantbruksuniv., 2007.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universiteit Leiden, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-332).

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Submitted by Cássio da Cruz Nogueira (cassionogueirakk@gmail.com) on 2017-05-05T15:46:59Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Tese_InfeccaoBrucellaAbortus.pdf: 5798071 bytes, checksum: 784c93d38504d18d1af018a238f979ca (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Edisangela Bastos (edisangela@ufpa.br) on 2017-05-10T14:51:17Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Tese_InfeccaoBrucellaAbortus.pdf: 5798071 bytes, checksum: 784c93d38504d18d1af018a238f979ca (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-10T14:51:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Tese_InfeccaoBrucellaAbortus.pdf: 5798071 bytes, checksum: 784c93d38504d18d1af018a238f979ca (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016 / O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar a presença de Brucella abortus e as lesões causadas por esse agente nos anexos fetais, nos fetos e linfonodos de búfalas brucélicas gestantes. Para isso, 20 búfalas nos diferentes meses de gestação, sorologicamente positivas para brucelose, foram submetidas ao abate sanitário. A idade fetal foi determinada através de exames ultrassonográficos associados à mensuração dos fetos durante a necropsia. Do útero fechado desses animais foram coletadas amostras para histopatologia e reação em cadeia da polimerase em tempo real, além de fragmentos de diversos linfonodos. A partir do segundo mês de gestação foi possível detectar a presença de DNA de B. abortus em líquido amniótico, líquido alantoide e em útero e, a partir do quinto mês, na placenta, coração, baço, rim, pulmão, intestino, fígado e linfonodos dos fetos. Os principais achados anatomopatológicos foram placentite fibrinopurulenta necrótica e endometrite supurativa crônica. A detecção de DNA de B. abortus nos linfonodos das búfalas avaliadas foi verificada a partir do quarto mês de gestação em sete búfalas e em uma búfala pós-parição. Os achados histológicos foram linfadenite aguda a crônica. A presença de DNA de B. abortus foi detectada em todos os grupos de linfonodos avaliados, sendo que os linfonodos mais acometidos foram os mamários. A transmissão intrauterina a partir do segundo mês de gestação representa uma rota importante de infecção na cadeia epidemiológica da brucelose em bubalinos. / The objective of this study was to detect Brucella abortus and injuries caused by the bacteria in fetal membranes and fetuses, and in lymph nodes of buffaloes as well as to describe the lesions caused. Twenty buffaloes serologically positive for brucellosis were used and subjected to stamping for collection of material from the closed uterus of several months gestation. Fragments of lymph nodes were collected. Fetal age was determined by ultrasound examination and the size of fetuses was measured at necropsy. The samples were subjected to histopathology and qPCR. From the second month of pregnancy on it was possible to detect the presence of B. abortus DNA in amniotic fluid, allantoic liquid and uterus, and from the fifth month on in placenta, heart, spleen, kidney, lung, intestine, liver and lymph nodes of the fetuses. The main pathological findings were fibrinous suppurative necrotic placentitis, and chronic endometritis. The detection of B. abortus DNA in the lymph nodes was checked from the fourth month of pregnancy in seven buffaloes and in a post-calving buffalo. Acute to chronic lymphadenitis was histologically diagnosed. B. abortus DNA was detected in all evaluated groups of lymph nodes; the mammary lymph nodes were the most affected.

Brucellosis is one of the neglected diseases in Nigeria. In Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria with about twenty one million people, a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in order to determine the sero-prevalence of brucellosis among people at risk in some selected abattoirs and secondary health care facilities (hospitals) in the state. Mixed sampling method was employed at the abattoir while convenient sampling method was used in sampling the respondents at the hospitals. Sera samples from three hundred and one (n=301) abattoir-based workers and traders; and one hundred and twenty one (n=121) hospital-based individuals which include people with febrile illnesses and blood donors were tested for brucellosis using Rose Bengal Plate test (RBPT), with indirect ELISA being used as a confirmatory test. Of the 301 abattoir-based workers and traders, 27 (8.97%) were sero-positive to the infection when Rose Bengal Plate test antigen was used. The twenty seven individuals consists of fifteen (15) butchers; four (4) veterinarians; two (2) meat transporters and bone/cow horn dealers each as well as one each of blood meal producer, abattoir engineer, water seller and meat supplier. When blood samples from the sero-positive individuals were subjected to ELISA, 3 (11.1%) were sero-positive to the brucellosis, while one is equivocal. These results confirm that agglutination observed on RBPT might be related to unknown cross-reactions and confirmation with a different test was necessary. None of the hospital-based respondents is sero-positive to the infection. The clinical signs significant for the infection in this study were fever, joint pain, lower backache, regular headache and miscarriage. Brucellosis awareness level among the respondents was very low. Data was analysed using (SPSS) version 20.0 at α0.05 significant level. The significant risk factors for human brucellosis according to this research are consumption of fura (unpasteurized milk) and wara (fresh cheese). The study revealed that brucellosis is not only an occupational disease but can also affect people who trade or live in proximity with infected animals. / Agriculture, Animal Health and Human Ecology / M. Sc. (Agriculture)

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No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 23898 bytes, checksum: e363e809996cf46ada20da1accfcd9c7 (MD5) Dissertacao_InvestigacaoSoroepidemiologicaBrucelose.pdf: 308098 bytes, checksum: b3fd5f9507ad94e60dd1653ab755d98c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / O objetivo do trabalho foi a detecção de anticorpos anti - Brucella abortus e anti – Leptospira interrogans em soros de eqüídeos e seus tratadores nos bairros das cidades de Belém e Ananindeua, abrangendo os meses de abril a agosto de 2005, utilizando para este fim, 195 soros sanguíneos de eqüídeos e 70 soros sanguíneos de homens que manipulavam os animais direta ou indiretamente. Para a pesquisa de animais sororeagentes à B. abortus, foram usadas as provas do Antígeno Acidificado Tamponado (AAT) como teste de triagem e a Soro Aglutinação Lenta em Tubos (SAL) e o teste do 2-Mercaptoetanol (2-ME), como teste confirmatórios. Para a Leptospirose, foi utilizada a prova de Soroaglutinação Microscópica (SAM), sendo realizada a triagem dos soros frente à 25 sorovares de L. interrogans, considerando-se positivos aquelas amostras com titulação igual ou maior que 100. De 195 amostras de soros sanguíneos de eqüídeos, 184 (94,87%) foram positivas para todos os sorovares analisados, sendo que os mais frequentemente encontrados foram: Patoc, Automnalis, Ictehaemohragiae, Pyrogenes e Bratislava. Para as amostras sanguíneas de homens, a positividade foi de 49 (70%) de soros reagentes, com os sorovares Patoc, Ictehaemohragiae, Bratislava, Butembo, Copenhageni e Automnalis os mais detectados. Das amostras positivas de animais e seus respectivos tratadores, 47/70 (67,14%) foram semelhantes para os mesmos sorovares de Leptospira spp., sendo que 2/70 (2,86%) amostras foram negativas em ambos os grupos pesquisados, 2/70 (2,86%) foram somente positivas em homens e 19/70 (27,14%) foram exclusivamente positivas nas amostras de soros de eqüídeos. Os bairros do Coqueiro, Guamá, 40 horas, Barreiro e Bengui apresentaram a maior percentagem de casos soropositivos. Não houve diferença significativa em relação às outras variantes estudadas, como: idade (animal e homem), tempo de serviço (animal e homem), espécie do animal, escore corporal do animal e grau de instrução do homem. Tanto nos animais quanto nos homens não foram detectadas reações positivas para B. abortus. / The objective of the work was the detention of antibodies anti - Brucella abortus and anti - Leptospira interrogans in serum of equines and equine workers of the quarters of the cities of Belém and Ananindeua, enclosing the months from April to August of 2005, using for this end, 195 sanguineous serum of eqquines and 70 sanguineous serum of men that manipulated the animals direct or indirectly. For the research of reagents serum of animals to B. abortus, the tests used had been Antigen Acidified Test (AAT), as a selection test, and slow seroagglutination (SAL) and and the 2-mercaptoetanol (2-ME) as confirmatory tests. To Leptospirosis, the test used was of microscopical seroagglutination being carried through the selection of the serum front to the 25 serovars of L. interrogans, considering positive those samples with titulation equal or bigger that 100. Of 195 samples of equine sanguineous serum, 184 (94.87%) had been positive for all serovars analyzed, being that more frequent found: Patoc, Automnalis, Ictehaemohragiae, Pyrogenes and Bratislava. For the sanguineous samples of men, the positivity was of 49 (70%) of reacting serum, with the most detected serovars: Patoc, Ictehaemohragiae, Bratislava, Butembo, Copenhageni and Automnalis. Of the positive samples of equine and its respective workers, 47/70 (67.14%) were similar for same serovars of Leptospira spp., being that 2/70 (2.86%) samples had been negative in both the searched groups, 2/70 (2.86%) were only positive in humans and 19/70 (27.14%) were exclusively positive in the samples of equine serum. The quarters of Coqueiro, Guamá, 40 horas, Barreiro and Bengui had presented the biggest percentage of positive cases serum. It did not have significant difference in relation to the other studied variants, as: climate, age (animal and man), time of service (animal and man), species of the animal, props up corporal of the animal and degree of instruction of the man. As much in the animals how much in the men positive reactions for B. abortus had not been detected.

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