Diversity of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in Shandong, China.

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is one of the most economically significant pathogens in swine industry of China. To study infection and genetic variation of PRRSV, 637 tissue samples were collected from diseased pigs in Shandong, and then subjected to detection of PRRSV. The nsp2 and ORF5 genes were sequenced for investigation of variations and phylogenetic analysis.

[Value of MiR-155 in Prognostic Evaluation of Elderly Patients with Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia].

Objective: To explore the value of has-microRNA-155 (miR-155) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNC) in prognostic evaluation of elderly patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia (PITP).

Methods: One hundred and thirty elderly PITP patients and 60 healthy volunteers in our hospital were selected. The relative expression level of miR-155 in PBMNC was detected by RT-PCR.

[Heavy Metal Contamination of Soils and Crops near a Zinc Smelter].

To evaluate the influence of mining activities on heavy metal contamination and health risks in a zinc-smelting area in Guizhou Province, Pb, Cd, Zn, and Cu in agriculture soils and dominant crops were monitored and analyzed. A single factor pollution index and a comprehensive pollution index were calculated to assess the quality of soils and crops. Furthermore, the potential ecological risks of the four heavy metals in soils and crops were evaluated using the potential ecological risk index (RI).

Serotype and virulence genes of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from mink and its pathogenesis in mice and mink.

In the study, 15 K. pneumoniae strains were isolated from the mink experiencing respiratory distress in mideastern Shandong province, China, and the prevalence of K. pneumoniae in the sampled mink was 11.

Intraspecies and interspecies transmission of mink H9N2 influenza virus.

H9N2 influenza A virus (IAV) causes low pathogenic respiratory disease and infects a wide range of hosts. In this study, six IAVs were isolated from mink and identified as H9N2 IAV. Sequence analysis revealed that the six isolates continued to evolve, and their PB2 genes shared high nucleotide sequence identity with H7N9 IAV.

Molecular characterization of feline panleukopenia virus isolated from mink and its pathogenesis in mink.

Six feline panleukopenia viruses (FPV) were detected in the intestinal samples from the 176 mink collected in China during 2015 to 2016, named MEV-SD1, MEV-SD2, MEV-SD3, MEV-SD4, MEV-SD5 and MEV-SD6. The VP2 genes of the isolates shared 98.9%-100% identity with the reference sequences.