Pathology of US Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Strain PC21A in Gnotobiotic Pigs

Pathology of US Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Strain PC21A in Gnotobiotic Pigs

To understand the progression of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infection, we inoculated gnotobiotic pigs with a newly emerged US strain, PC21A, of the virus. At 24–48 hours postinoculation, the pigs exhibited severe diarrhea and vomiting, fecal shedding, viremia, and severe atrophic enteritis. The...

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Main Authors: Kwonil Jung, Qiuhong Wang, Kelly A. Scheuer, Zhongyan Lu, Yan Zhang, Linda J. Saif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
porcine epidemic diarrhea virus
porcine epidemic diarrhea, pathogenesis, outbreak, USA, gnotobiotic pigs, US strain, pigs, strain PC21A, viruses, enteropathogenic
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/4/13-1685_article

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