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Persistence of Clinical Signs Associated with Rotavirus following an Outbreak of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) on a Farrow-to-Grow Swine Operation in Southwestern Ontario

Clinical signs attributed to porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) persisted for several months in a southwestern Ontario farm following an outbreak of PED. Extensive testing revealed rotavirus infection and absence of PED in nursing and nursery pigs, highlighting the importance of repeated diagnostic testing following a disease outbreak.

Tenbergen R, O'Sullivan T, Poljak Z, DeLay J, Charbonneau G; Persistence of Clinical Signs Associated with Rotavirus following an Outbreak of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) on a Farrow-to-Grow Swine Operation in Southwestern Ontario; Can Vet J. 2016 Jun;57(6):610-3. PMID: 27247460

Source: AASV


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