Table 1 Akabane virus strains isolated during an outbreak of bovine encephalomyelitis and used in this study
From: Bovine epizootic encephalomyelitis caused by Akabane virus in southern Japan
| Â | Â | Â | Source | Â | Â | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strain | Passage levela | Geographical origin | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Specimen for isolation | Date collected | Symptom | Profile of cattle |
KM-1/Br/06 | Sm1, HL4 | Kumamoto | Brain | 3 October, 2006 | Astasia, Tachypnea | Holstein, 4 days old |
KM-2/Br/06 | HL4 | Kumamoto | Brain | 28 September, 2006 | Astasia, Tachypnea, Tremor, Opisthotonus | Holstein, female, 4 months old |
KM-3/Ce/06 | HL3 | Kumamoto | Cerebellum | 19 October, 2006 | Astasia | Holstein, 5 months old |
KM-6/Br/06 | HL3 | Kumamoto | Brain stem | 26 October, 2006 | Astasia | Holstein, female, 19 months old |
KM-7/Pt/06 | HL4 | Kumamoto | Spinal cord (Pars thoracia) | 26 October, 2006 | Astasia | Holstein, female, 19 months old |
KM-8/Br/06 | HL4 | Kumamoto | Brain stem | 18 October, 2006 | Astasia | Holstein, female, 16 months old |
KM-9/B/06 | HL3 | Kumamoto | Blood | 30 October, 2006 | No symptoms were observed when a blood sample was taken. Astasia appeared on 13 November, 2006. | Holstein, 3 months old |
KM-10/B/06 | HL3 | Kumamoto | Blood | September, 2006 | No symptoms | Â |
KM-11/B/06 | HL2 | Kumamoto | Blood | September, 2006 | No symptoms | Â |
KS-1/P/06 | HL4 | Kagoshima | Plasma | 12 October, 2006 | No symptoms | Japanese Black, castrated male, 10 months old |
KS-2/Mo/06 | HL5 | Kagoshima | Brain stem (Medulla oblongata) | 18 October, 2006 | Dysstasia, Ataxia | Japanese Black, castrated male, 6 months old |
KSB-3/P/06 | BHK4 | Kagoshima | Plasma | 27 October, 2006 | No symptoms | Japanese Black, female, 24 months old |