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BIO Web Conf.
Volume 33, 2021
The 1st International Conference of Advanced Veterinary Science and Technologies for Sustainable Development (ICAVESS 2021)
Article Number 06008
Number of page(s) 5
Section Veterinary Medicine and Science
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/20213306008
Published online 23 August 2021

© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2021

Licence Creative CommonsThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

1 Introduction

Infectious bursal disease or Gumboro disease is a contagious chicken disease that mostly generated severe clinical signs in young chickens at the ages of 4 to 6 weeks [1]–[3]. This disease causes high morbidity and mortality up to 90-100% in young chickens [4]–[6], although the outcome varies depending on several factors [3]. This disease is caused by a virus belonging to the genus Avibirnavirus, family Birnaviridae [2], [7]. It has linear double-stranded RNA and two structural proteins, VP2 and VP3, also VP4 as a serine protease [8].

Interestingly, this virus infects the lymphoid organs, primarily the bursa of Fabricius, although other immune organs are also involved [9]. As a result, infected chickens are more susceptible to other disease infections [1], [9]. Two serotypes of IBDV have been reported, serotype 1 which is pathogenic in chickens, and serotype 2 which is reported in turkey, duck, and chicken [7].

The infectious bursal disease was first reported in Indonesia in 1983, in Sawangan Bogor [10]. Since then the virus has spread and become endemic in almost all provinces in Indonesia. Vaccination is commonly used for preventing the disease [4]. Nevertheless, there are many causes of the diseases are reported. Compared to other viruses, the IBD virus is hard to be eradicated. Benton et al. [11] reported that IBDV can remain viable after being heated at 56 ̊ C for 5 hours. Similarly, a previous study is also reported that IBD virus is still viable in the environment for 122 days inside the chicken house and 52 days in feed and water [12]. The viability of the virus is likely due to the structure of the virus which is quite resistant to the environment [4]. Therefore, proper use of disinfectants and treatment is required to eradicate the virus. This study aims to evaluate the effect of heat treatment and disinfectants against a local strain of IBD virus.

2 Materials and Methods

2.1 Embryonated chicken eggs

Specific-pathogen-free (SPF) embryonated chicken eggs were used for the propagation of the viral stock. Specific-antibody-negative (SAN) embryonated chicken eggs were used for virus isolation.

2.2 Virus

Infectious Bursal Disease virus used was IBD Dramaga which is a local isolate of IBD virus collection of the Indonesian Research Center of Veterinary Science, Bogor. The virus was propagated in 9-11 days old specific pathogen-free (SPF) embryonated chicken eggs according to the procedure from OIE [2]. Briefly, 0,1 ml of IBD virus was inoculated into the chorioallantoic membrane of SPF eggs. Infected embryonated chicken eggs were incubated in an incubator at 37°C for 4 days and observed daily. The chorioallantoic and allantoic fluid was harvested and collected for further testing. Titration of the virus was conducted in Vero cell following the procedure from OIE [13], [14]. Briefly, around 0.1 ml of the virus was titrated in PBSA from 10-1 to 10-10, around 0.1 ml of this dilution was added into 96 well plates with Vero cell suspension on it. Infected cells were incubated in CO2 Incubator at 37 C for 4 days and observed daily. A titer of the virus was calculated following the procedure from Reed and Muench [15].

2.3 Effect of heat on the viability of the IBD virus

Around 1 ml of virus suspension containing 104 TCID50/0.1 mL of IBD virus was exposed to two different temperatures in a water bath: 56˚C and 80˚C for 30, 60, 120, and 300 minutes. The control virus was not treated but leave at room temperature for the same exposure time. The treated and control virus was inoculated into the chorioallantoic membrane of SAN eggs. Inoculated eggs were incubated at 37 C for 7 days and observed daily. All dying and dead eggs were recorded.

2.4 Effect of disinfectants on the viability of the IBD virus

Two chemical disinfectants, Virkon®-S (Antec™ International, UK) and sodium hypochlorite 0.5% were used in this study. Virkon was diluted with distilled water following the manufacturer’s recommendation with the concentration of 1:200 and 1:400. The exposure time was 30, 60, 120, and 300 minutes, respectively. The treated and control virus was inoculated into the chorioallantoic membrane of SAN eggs. Inoculated eggs were incubated at 37 C for 7 days and observed daily. All dying and dead eggs were recorded.

2.5 Evaluation of treatment

All the inoculated eggs either dead or survived eggs were stored at 40 °C before being observed and tested. The eggs were opened and checked for the presence of a lesion. The inactivation of the virus by heating and disinfectant treatments is indicated by the presence of the lesions.

3 Result and Discussion

Infectious bursal disease or Gumboro disease is commonly reported in a poultry farm in Indonesia. Vaccination is mostly used by farmers to prevent the disease. However, cases are still reported to occur. This is likely due to the viability of the virus which is more resistant than other viruses. Results of the study show that at 56° C, the IBD virus remained viable until 120 minutes/2 hours exposure, but was inactivated after 300 minutes. At 80° C, the virus was inactivated after 120 and 300 minutes of treatment (Table 1). A shorter time is required to inactivate the IB virus with higher temperatures. This is in line with a previous study showing that IBD virus was able to be inactivated at 2 hours at a temperature of 56° C [11]. Similarly, a study by also showed that the virus was non-active at a temperature above 42° C [16]. Interestingly, compared to other avian viruses, IBD virus was more resistant. Avian Influenza was able to be inactivated in 30 minutes at 56° C [17], Infectious bronchitis was able to be inactivated in 90 minutes at 56° C [18]. Newcastle disease was only inactivated for 15 minutes at 54-58° C [19]. No egg embryo died showed that there is no bacterial contamination.

The effect of disinfectants on the viability of IBD virus was presented in Table 2. The virus remains viable after 30 minutes treated with 0.5% Sodium Hypochlorite, and was inactivated after 60, 120, and 300 minutes of treatment. Both concentrations of Virkon, 1:200 and 1:400, were able to inactivate the IBD virus with 30, 60, 120, and 300 minutes of treatment. This indicates the potential use of sodium hypochlorite which is commonly used for laundry purposes to inactivate the IBD virus and decontamination, although proper contact time is required. The effectiveness of Virkon to inactivate the virus agrees with a previous study that showed Virkon was effective to inactivate the IBD virus [20].

The infectious bursal disease is known to be more resistant to physical and chemical treatments compared to the other avian viruses. Thus, it is quite difficult to control the disease on the farm due to the viability of the virus in the environment. Proper use of disinfectants and physical treatment can be implemented to kill the virus.

Table 1.

Effect of heat treatment on the viability of IBD virus

Table 2.

Effect of disinfectant treatment on the viability of IBD virus

4 Conclusion

The infectious bursal disease was inactivated by heating at 56 and 80 C for at least 300 and 120 minutes, respectively. Sodium hypochlorite 0.5% was able to inactivate the virus with 60 minutes contact time, while Virkon with the concentration of 1:200 and 1:400 was able to inactivate the virus for 30, 60, 120, and 300 minutes exposure. This study showed that due to its resistance, proper use disinfection process and physical treatment are required to inactivate the virus. Further study is required to evaluate its activity on the virus in organic materials such as manure and soil.

We would like to thank Indonesian Research Centre for Veterinary Science, research staff Kusmaedi, Agus Winarsongko, Ani Purwany for their assistance.

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All Tables

Table 1.

Effect of heat treatment on the viability of IBD virus

In the text
Table 2.

Effect of disinfectant treatment on the viability of IBD virus

In the text

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