Virus as Teratogenic Agents.

Methods Mol Biol

Animal and Veterinary Research Centre (CECAV), UTAD, and Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Science (AL4Animals), Department of Veterinary Sciences, School of Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences (ECAV), University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal.

Published: January 2024

AI Article Synopsis

  • Viral infectious diseases can lead to significant reproductive disorders in both humans and animals, resulting in issues like abortion and congenital abnormalities.
  • This chapter highlights the Zika virus as a major teratogenic agent linked to serious health problems in humans and classified as a public health emergency.
  • It also discusses several animal viruses, like bovine herpesvirus and Akabane virus, that cause reproductive abnormalities, emphasizing their economic impact on livestock and detailing their associated congenital malformations.

Article Abstract

Viral infectious diseases are important causes of reproductive disorders, as abortion, fetal mummification, embryonic mortality, stillbirth, and congenital abnormalities in animals and in humans. In this chapter, we provide an overview of some virus, as important agents in teratology.We begin by describing the Zika virus, whose infection in humans had a very significant impact in recent years and has been associated with major health problems worldwide. This virus is a teratogenic agent in humans and has been classified as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).Then, some viruses associated with reproductive abnormalities on animals, which have a significant economic impact on livestock, are described, as bovine herpesvirus, bovine viral diarrhea virus, Schmallenberg virus, Akabane virus, and Aino virus.For all viruses mentioned in this chapter, the teratogenic effects and the congenital malformations associated with fetus and newborn are described, according to the most recent scientific publications.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3625-1_4DOI Listing

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