Epidemic of diarrhoea caused by porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus in Italy
| Autor: | A. D. Nigrelli, Antonio Lavazza, Paolo Martelli, Maurice Pensaert, L. Alborali, G. Merialdi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Diarrhea
Swine Diseases Veterinary medicine Dehydration General Veterinary Feed consumption Swine Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus animal diseases Immunoelectron microscopy Porcine epidemic diarrhoea General Medicine Biology Antibodies Viral Clinical disease Polymerase Chain Reaction Virology Mucus Disease Outbreaks Serology Italy Porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus Herd Animals Coronavirus Infections |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0042-4900 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/vr.162.10.307 |
| Popis: | There was an epidemic of diarrhoea affecting pigs of all ages in Italy between May 2005 and June 2006. In 63 herds the cause was confirmed as porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus by electron microscopy, immunoelectron microscopy, pcr and serology. Watery diarrhoea without mucus and blood was usually associated with a reduction of feed consumption. In farrowing-to-weaning herds, diarrhoea affected the sows and suckling piglets, and the mortality in newborn piglets was up to 34 per cent. In growers and fatteners the morbidity ranged from 20 to 80 per cent, but there was either no mortality or it was very low. Depending on the size of the herd and the type of operation, the clinical disease lasted for weeks or months. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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