Lecture 4: Swine Viruses 1 Flashcards
What are the general clinical signs of porcine viral enteritis
- General clinical signs: acute watery diarrhea, loss of appetite
What is the prognosis of porcine viral enteritis?
- Prognosis: 60% mortality in suckling pigs, 2% mortality in feeder/grower
What should you expect on necropsy when looking at porcine viral enteritis
- Necropsy; grossly: watery intestines, no significant lesions
o Histo: observe the tropism (preference for different cells)
What are the possible agents causing porcine viral enteritis and what ages of pig does it affect?
o Rotavirus: suckling pigs and weaners
o Transmissible gastroenteritis virus (corona): All ages
o Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (corona): All ages
o Delta coronavirus: All ages
What are the clinical signs of rotavirus induced porcine viral enteritis?
Clinically: waves of diarrhea in 2nd half of lactation
What cells are affected by porcine rotavirus
Histo: tropism for mature enterocytes
Clinical consequences of Transmissible gastroenteritis virus
Clinically: vomit/acute watery diarrhea/weight loss/dehydration/agalactia
More severe if young
What is a unique feature of Transmissible gastroenteritis virus
Forms the respiratory porcine corona virus by a deletion of a 225 aa in spike protein
What is the morbidity and mortality of Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus
Morbidity: can be 100%
Mortality; 80-100% suckling piglets, if >10day = <10%, adult <5%
What are the clinical signs of Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus
diarrhea/vomiting/metabolic acidosis
What is the incubation period of Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus
Incubation: 3-4 days
What are the features you would see on necropsy of Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus
Histo: shortened villi (tropism for mature enterocytes)
Gross: thin walled/watery intestines
How to diagnose Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus
Dx: RT-PCR/ELISA/IHC to identify, and ELISA/immunofluorescence/serum neutralization for serology (ig response)
* Use feces/oral fluid/small intestine/serum
How to prevent Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus
Prevent; natural maternal immunity (colostrum) until 4-13 days if mom immune/biosecurity/no vaccination in NA
What are the clinical signs of delta coronavirus
Clinically: diarrhea/vomiting/metabolic acidosis
What are the features of porcine coronavirus causing viral enteritis?
o Corona virus: many litters with acute diarrhea and high mortality
Highly infectious in piglets
Similar lesions