New Emergence of the Novel Pestivirus Linda Virus in a Pig Farm in Carinthia, Austria.

ABSTRACT: Linda virus (LindaV) was first identified in a pig farm in Styria, Austria in 2015 and associated with congenital tremor (CT) type A-II in newborn piglets. Since then, only one more LindaV affected farm was retrospectively discovered 10 km away from the initially affected farm. Here, we report the recent outbreak of a novel LindaV strain in a farrow-to-finish farm in the federal state Carinthia, Austria. No connection between this farm and the previously affected farms could be discovered. The outbreak was characterized by severe CT cases in several litters and high preweaning mortality. A herd visit two months after the onset of clinical symptoms followed by a diagnostic workup revealed the presence of several viremic six-week-old nursery pigs. These animals shed large amounts of virus vi

SUBMITTER: Kiesler A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8874435 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature