Swine Viral Diseases Flashcards

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Porcine circovirus 1

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Not highly prevalent in pigs (apathogenic)

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Porcine circovirus 2

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Porcine circovirus associated dz affects weanling pigs @ 7-15w and occasionally in adults
Resp. dz (lung)- mostly subclin/ mild

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_______ is a novel emerging virus

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PC3

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What can PC2 be associated with?

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Postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS)
Porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome (PDNS)
Porcine resp. dz complex (PRDC)- most common with PRRSV and swine influenza
Granulomatous enteritis
Exudative epidermis
Necrotizing lymphadenitis
leads to mortality rate up to 50%

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Pathogenesis of PC2

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Lymphos, epithelial and endothelial cells → lympho depletion, alteration of monos and macro function and petechial hemorrhage

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What enhances PC2?

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Predispotion to secondary microbial infections: parvo, M. hyopneumoniae, PRRS virus and swine influenza

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Postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS)

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Affects all organs
Coalescing foci of granulomatous inflamm. in lung
Botryoid IBs

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Porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome (PDNS)

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Ischemic necrosis of skin (rear legs)
Vasculitis and glomerulonephritis of kidney

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Porcine resp. disease

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Late-term abortion, stillborn fetuses exhibit fibrosisng and necrotizing myocarditis

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PC2 transmission

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Direct contact, semen, fomites and biting insects
Found in blood, saliva, feces, urine and semen of infected

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Dx of PC2

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Wasting, lesions and presence of Ag or DNA
IHC (# and distribution of virus-infected cells)
Quantitative PCR (viral load)

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DD of PC2

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PRRS (wasting in PC, repro in both)
Parvo (herpes, repro and neuro)
African Swine (cutaneous, hemorr. in skin, kidney petechial, neuro, foreign)

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Vaccines of PC2

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Chimeric recombinant of PC1 (genetic backbone) and PC2 (capsid protein)

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14
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Orthomyxoviridae causes _______________

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Swine influenza viruses
genus: influenza v. A

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How are pigs important for influenza?

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Mixing vessel due to susceptibility to avian and human influenza (receptors to both)
emerging due to H and N proteins

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CS of swine influenza virus

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Fever, apathy, impotence and resp. distress
Quick recovery (3-6d), death 1% from bronchopneumonia in stressed animals

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Swine influenza epidemiology

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Mostly in late fall/ winter

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Trasmission of Swine influenza

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Entry via aerosols
Replicates in epithelium of nasal cavity and large airways

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Lesions associated with Swine influenza

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Bronchointerstitial pneumonia, demarcated lung lesion in apical and cardia
Hyperemia and inflamm. exudate

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Histology of Swine influenza

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Epithelial surfaces denuded, intraluminal debris in airways, collapsed airways, emphysema

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DD of swine infleunza

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Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (hemorr. lungs, high mortality)
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
M. hemolytica

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Dx of Swine influenza

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Cell cx (virus isolation → MDCK cells, eggs)
RT-PCR (primers of H and N sequence)
IF, IHC
Serology: HAI and ELISA in unvx swine

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Immunity and prevention of Swine influenza

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All- in all out
Vx: killed with H1N2 and H3N2 subtypes

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24
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Arteriviridae causes __________

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Porcine R & R syndrome virus

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Porcine R & R syndrome virus

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Infects domestic and wild pigs
Genotypes 1 (europe) and 2 (NA)
Two phases: repro failure and postweaning resp. dz

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CS of PRRSV

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Post-weaning: cyanosis of extremities and pneumonia
Nursery pigs: roughened hair coats and reduced growth rate

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Reproductive failure with PRRSV

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Late stage (after 90d)
Piglets born after in utero infection: weak and immunocompromised
Abortion, stillbirth, mummies, premature

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Transmission of PRRSV

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Direct contact (pugilism)
Transplacental
Aerosol
Shed in all secretion and excretions

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Pathology of PRRSV

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Replicates in macros in the lung and lymphoid tissue
LN enlargement and interstitial pneumonia

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Dx of PRRSV

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CS and lesions
RT-PCR, ICH, ELISA, cell cx in lung, macros, african green monkey cell and cotton rat lung cells

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DD of PRRSV

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Parvo, pseudorabies, circovirus causing repro. failure
Pleuropneumonia, streptococcus suis and infleunza causing resp. problems

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Immunity and control of PRRSV

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Exclusion in free herds (herd closure)
Vx and management for enzootic infection: commercial, modified-live vx

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What are the most common pathogens causing reproductive failure in swine?

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Porcine pravo
Suid HV1 (pseudorabies or aujeszky’s)
Classical swine fever (hog cholera)
Porcine circovirus 2

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Porcine parvovirus

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Reproductive failure (rarely abortion)- preg gilts and sows
Associated with resp. dz, vesicular dz of feet and mouth in young pigs

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35
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Pathogenesis of swine parvo

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Infects the fetus
Replicated in lymphos, monos and macros causing failure to mount an immune response

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Transmission of swine parvo

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Oronasal- contaminated floor by secretions and excretions

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Epidemiology of swine parvo

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Maternal Abs last for 6m
Boars= carriers (semen shedding)

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Early stage parvo infection (0-70d)

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Fetal infection and resorption
Gilts/ sows return to estrus 3-8w after breeding
Remain “pregnant”, not returning to estrus until after farrowing

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Later stage parvo infection (70-144d)

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Farrowing of smaller litters, mummified fetuses

40
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Dx of parvo

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IF (frozen fetal tissue)
PCR

41
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Vx for parvo

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Inactivated and attenuated vx

42
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Suid Herpesvirus 1 causes ______________-

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Pseudorabies or Aujeszky’s Dz
genus: varicellovirus

43
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Pseudorabies Pathogenesis

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Viral entry nasal or oral → travels via the axoplasm of the cranial nerves and spread within the CNS

44
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How are different types of pigs affected by pseudorabies

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Reactivation in enzootic herds= no CS
Pregnant sows: 50% abort
20% sows infertile @ first breeding, then conceive later
Piglets: Mortality 100%
Mature: WL and poor growth after recovery

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CS of pseudorabies

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Initial: sneezing, coughing, fever, dry feces, depressed
Later (d5): Incoordination, muscle spasm, convulsions, excessive salivation
Later (d6): Dies within 12 hrs, resp. dz in weaned pigs

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Histological finding of pseudorabies

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Diffuse non-suppurative lymphocytic meningoencephalitis and ganglioneuritis
Perivascular cuffing, focal gliosis, necrosis of glial cells

44
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Dx of pseudorabies

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History and CS
IHC, IF, PCR (virus detection)
Virus isolation
Serum neutralization, ELISA

44
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Immunity and control of pseudorabies

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Farrow-finish
Vx in enzootic ares: Recombinant DNA, deletion-mutant, live attenuated, inactivated

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Pathologic lesions of pseudorabies

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Formation of diptheritic pseudomembrane over mucosa
White or yellow foci of necrosis in liver and spleen

45
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Flaviviridae causes _______________-

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Classical swine fever (Hog cholera)
genus: pestivirus

46
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CS of Classical swine fever

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Yellow diarrhea, purple skin discoloration, hemorrhages, ataxia and incoordination
Repro. failure and abortion

47
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Classical Swine fever

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RNA, contagious and fatal dz of all ages
US free of CSF
Highly lethal, acute, chronic or subclinical forms

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Pathological lesions of CSF

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Non-suppurative encephalitis with vascular cuffing
Petechial and ecchymotic hemorrhage

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Dx of CSF

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Herds with unexpected repro. failure with neuro CS in piglets
Confirm with IF, cell cx, ELISA for Ag

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DD of CSF

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Africa Swine fever (DNA, asfarviridae)
Porcine dermatitis and nephropathy
Postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome

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Transmission of CSF

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Infected live animals
Uncooked pork products
Vehicles, equipment and personnel

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Immunity and control of CSF

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Vx free in CSF free countries (US and Europe)
Endemic: prophylactic vx

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Coronaviridae causes _____________

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Transmissible GE Virus

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Transmissible GE Virus

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Enteric (SI) dz of all age groups
Young animals <3w

54
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_____________ arose from TGE by ____________

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Porcine resp. coronavirus
Gene mutation

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CS of TGE for piglets

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100% death in 1w piglet and seronegative neonates
Vomiting, watery yellow diarrhea, WL in >1w
Rarely in pigs infected after 2-3w

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CS of TGE in adult pigs

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Older growing/ finishing: watery diarrhea
Adult: asymptomatic, occasional lethal outbreaks, then fever, V/D, agalactia

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Transmission of TGE

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Fomites and aerosols
Milder for pigs with enzootic infection or previous exposure

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Pathogenesis of TGE

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Feco-oral → infection and destruction of enterocytes (SI) → malabsorption and electrolyte imbalance → milk indigestion → acidosis lumen

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Dx of TGE

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IF or IP from mucosal impression of intestine
Capture ELISA (Ag) in feces
Serology with paired serum samples by serum neutralization or ELISA assays
Virus cx of kidney, thyroid, or testicle cells

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How do you differentiate TGE from PRCV

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RT-PCR using primers targeted deleted region
Competitive ELISA

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DD of TGE

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Porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED)- similar with diarrhea and small intestine pathology
Dx with RT-PCR, ELISA for Ab, IFA

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Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED)

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Reportable
Acute deaths in adults/ finishing from muscle necrosis (back muscle)

63
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Vx for TGE

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Oral vx to pregnant sows → lactogenic immunity to piglets
Natural vx in pregnant sows 2-4w before farrowing

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Porcine Resp. Coronavirus

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Spike gene mutant of TGE that lost its enteric tropism and acquired resp. tropism
Enzootic in swine herds worldwide

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CS of Porcine resp. coronavirus

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Infects piglets of all ages
Mild fever, dyspnea, polypnea, anorexia
Bronchointerstitial pneumonia

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Transmission of porcine resp. coronavirus

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Respiratory droplets and aerosols, direct contact

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Pathogenesis of Porcine resp. coronavirus

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Enters nasal cavity, replicates in epithelium of nasal cavity, tonsils and pneumocytes of alveoli

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Reoviridae causes ____________

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Rotavirus infections

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Rotavirus infections pathogenesis

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Terminally differentiated intestinal epithelial cells: absorptive cells, ileum (cannot be replaced in young) → severity in young, subclinical in adults
Vili secretion of lactase impaired → maldigestion and malabsorption

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DD of rotavirus

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TGE (<3w)
PED (all ages)
Isospora suis enteritis (6d-3w)
Colibacillosis (nursing and weanling pigs)

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Which pathogens cause vesicular/ erosion lesions

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Vesicular exanthema of swine
Swine vesicular dz

72
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Caliciviridae causes ____________

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Vesicular exanthema of swine
genus: vesivirus

73
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Vesicular exanthema of swine

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Eradicated from US
San Miguel sea lion viruses caused it (still found in marine environment)
High morbidity, low mortality, recovery 1-2w

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Transmission of Vesicular exanthema

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Contact with other pigs, contaminated feed

75
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Acute febrile dz of Vesicular exanthema

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Vesicles on snout, tongue and teats and feet (coronary bands)
Lameness, pregnant sows may abort

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Pathogenesis of Vesicular exanthema

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Oronasal route → squamous epithelium →vesicles and ulcerations → encephalitis and myocarditis

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Dx of Vesicular exanthema

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Notifiable dz
Based on fever and vesicles rupturing after 24-48 hrs with erosions and ulcers
Confirmed by EM, RT-PCR and serology

78
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Immunity and control of Vesicular exanthema

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Immune to reinfection after recovery
Garbage feeding and outbreaks

79
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Piconaviridae causes ____________

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Swine vesicular dz
genus: enterovirus

80
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Swine vesicular dz

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Transient dz with vesicles on snout, feet and mouth
Not found in the US

81
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Why is swine vesicular dz important

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Must be differentiated from FMD
Control measures (screening) important for import of infected meat due to virus resistance to low pH

82
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CS of swine vesicular dz

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Sudden appearance of lameness
Transient fever then vesicles @ junction between heal and coronary band
Encephalomyelitis (rare)

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Epidemiology of swine vesicular dz

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Infected meat → pork products have to be heat treated
@ neutral pH, 4C, the virus can survive for 160d

84
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Swine vesicular dz pathogenesis

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Fecal-oral route → virus replication in the GI
Vesicles and feces with high titers of virus
Replicated in epithelial cells and DCs

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Dx of swine vesicular dz

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ELISA (Ag)
RT-PCR (rules our other vesicular dz)
Multiplex or microarray assays
Cytopathic effect in kidney cells (within 6hrs)
Intracerebral inoculation of newborn mice