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| Title |
The presence of six potentially pathogenic viruses in pigs suffering from post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome
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| Published in |
BMC Veterinary Research, September 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12917-014-0221-8 |
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| Authors |
Michaela Vlasakova, Valeria Leskova, Ivan Sliz, Anna Jackova, Stefan Vilcek |
| Abstract |
BackgroundPorcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is an etiological agent of porcine circovirus diseases (PCVDs). Post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) as the most important PCVD is considered a multifactorial disease. It was demonstrated that not only PCV2 but several viruses are associated with PMWS. Studies of viral co-infections in PMWS pigs led often to controversial results. The aim of this work was to determine the presence of emerging (PRRSV), re-emerging (PTV) and newly-emerging (TTSuV1, TTSuV2, PBoV1) viruses in samples of dead pigs suffering from PMWS. The impact of vaccination against PCV2 and the influence of age on the occurrence of single and multiple viral infections in pigs were also investigated.ResultsViruses were detected by PCR, RT-PCR and real-time PCR in the pooled tissue samples (lymph nodes, liver and spleen) of pigs with PMWS (n¿=¿56) which were divided into three groups: suckling piglets, post-weaning pigs and fattening pigs. In addition, lymph node samples were collected from apparently healthy fattening pigs (n¿=¿59). The effect of vaccination against PCV2 with Ingelvac CircoFlex vaccine was also investigated. Between non-vaccinated pigs, the highest prevalence of individual viruses and multiple viral infections were found in diseased post-weaning and fattening animals with PMWS. Severe clinical disease was observed in swine co-infected with PCV2 and PRRSV. The prevalence of TTSuV1 and TTSuV2 was high in all groups of pigs and did not appear to have a significant effect on the syndrome. Simultaneous infection with TTSuV1 and PBoV1 was frequently confirmed in pigs with PMWS. No healthy pig was found to be infected with PRRSV, PTV or PBoV1. Vaccination against PCV2 did not influence the prevalence of TTSuVs, but significantly protected pigs against multiple viral infections.ConclusionsPost-weaning PMWS pigs were more often co-infected with viral pathogens than suckling or fattening pigs. Co-infection with PRRSV enforces clinical signs of PMWS, the influence of other viral co-infections is not clear. Vaccination against PCV2 significantly reduced viral co-infections in pigs. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 1 | 4% |
| Brazil | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 23 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 5 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 12% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 2 | 8% |
| Other | 2 | 8% |
| Unknown | 6 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 10 | 40% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 20% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 8% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 4% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 5 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 October 2014.
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#14,658,791
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#1,213
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#137,550
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Veterinary Research
#25
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