High Abundance and Genetic Variability of Atypical Porcine Pestivirus in Pigs from Europe and Asia

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Authors

Alexander Postel · Animal Health Research Institute

Denise Meyer · Fischer (Germany)

Gökce Nur Cagatay · Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche

Francesco Feliziani · Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche

Gian Mario De Mia · Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche

Nicole Fischer · Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche

Abstract

Atypical porcine pestivirus (APPV) was recently reported to be associated with neurologic disorders in newborn piglets. Investigations of 1,460 serum samples of apparently healthy pigs from different parts of Europe and Asia demonstrate a geographically wide distribution of genetically highly variable APPV and high APPV genome and antibody detection rates.

Topics & Keywords

Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Viral Infections and Immunology Research Animal Virus Infections Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 23, Issue 12, pp. 2104-2107

DOI: 10.3201/eid2312.170951

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