PORCINE PARVOVIRUS INFECTIONS IN CUBA
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May 23, 2014
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To obtain information about the porcine parvovirus (PPV) infection status of pigs in Cuba, tissue samples collected from ill pigs were evaluated using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The PCR
analysis showed the presence of PPV in 12 of the 34 (35.3%) field clinical samples assessed. Pigs from three of the seven swine herds of six different geographic regions were detected to be positive for PPV. A field PPV strain was isolated for the first time in the country. A swine herd showed 57 of 60 sera sampled (95%) positive for PPV specific antibodies by a commercial ELISA. This study is the first report of PPV infecting pigs in Cuban swine herds.
analysis showed the presence of PPV in 12 of the 34 (35.3%) field clinical samples assessed. Pigs from three of the seven swine herds of six different geographic regions were detected to be positive for PPV. A field PPV strain was isolated for the first time in the country. A swine herd showed 57 of 60 sera sampled (95%) positive for PPV specific antibodies by a commercial ELISA. This study is the first report of PPV infecting pigs in Cuban swine herds.
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Díaz de Arce H, Pérez LJ, Castell S, Percedo MI, Domínguez P, Frías MT. PORCINE PARVOVIRUS INFECTIONS IN CUBA. Rev. Salud Anim. [Internet]. 2014 May 23 [cited 2024 Nov. 14];31(3):176. Available from: https://revistas.censa.edu.cu/index.php/RSA/article/view/417
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National Center for Animal and Plant Health (CENSA)