Hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis coronavirus infection in pigs, Argentina.

ABSTRACT: We describe an outbreak of vomiting, wasting, and encephalomyelitis syndrome in piglets in Argentina, caused by porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis coronavirus (PHE-CoV) infection. Diagnosis was made by epidemiologic factors, pathologic features, immunohistochemistry, reverse transcription-PCR, and genomic sequencing. This study documents PHE-CoV infection in South America.

SUBMITTER: Quiroga MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2570804 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature