First Detection of Rotavirus Group C in Asymptomatic Pigs of Smallholder Farms in East Africa.

Autor:	Amimo JO; Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 29053, Nairobi 00625, Kenya. jamimo@uonbi.ac.ke.; Biosciences of east and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute, (BecA-ILRI) Hub, P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi 00100, Kenya. jamimo@uonbi.ac.ke., Machuka EM; Biosciences of east and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute, (BecA-ILRI) Hub, P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi 00100, Kenya. e.machuka@cgiar.org., Okoth E; Biosciences of east and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute, (BecA-ILRI) Hub, P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi 00100, Kenya. e.okoth@cgiar.org.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) [Pathogens] 2017 Aug 14; Vol. 6 (3). Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Aug 14.
DOI:	10.3390/pathogens6030037
Abstrakt:	Abstract : Group C rotavirus (RVC) has been described to be a causative agent of gastroenteritis in humans and animals including pigs, cows, and dogs. Fecal samples collected from asymptomatic pigs in smallholder swine farms in Kenya and Uganda were screened for the presence of group C rotaviruses (RVC) using a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay. A total of 446 samples were tested and 37 were positive (8.3%). A significantly larger ( p < 0.05) number of RVC-positive samples was detected in groups of older pigs (5-6 months) than in younger piglets (1-2 months). There were no significant differences in the RVC detection rate between the pigs that were full time housed/tethered and those that were free range combined with housing/tethering. After compiling these data with diagnostic results for group A rotaviruses (RVA), 13 RVC-positive samples were also positive for RVA. This study provides the first evidence that porcine group C rotavirus may be detected frequently in asymptomatic piglets (aged < 1-6 months) in East Africa. The occurrence of RVC in mixed infections with RVA and other enteric pathogens requires further research to investigate the pathogenic potential of RVC in pigs. Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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