Re-emergence of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus in a piglet-producing farm in northwestern Germany in 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) is a viral enteric disease of pigs. It affects all age classes of animals but lethality is mainly seen in suckling piglets. After its first appearance in England in 1971, Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) has spread worldwide. While sporadic outbreaks prevailed in Europe, the disease had high impact in Asia. Following particularly severe outbreaks in 2011, high impact cases were also reported in the United States and neighboring countries in 2013. Subsequently, outbreaks were also reported in several European countries including Germany. These outbreaks were less severe. This case report describes a recent case of PED re-emergence in Germany and the sequence analyses of the causative PEDV.

Case presentation

In spring 2019 5 yea

SUBMITTER: Karte C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7481547 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature