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Peer-reviewed veterinary case report

Epizootic of vesicular disease in pigs caused by coxsackievirus B4 in the Soviet Union in 1975.

Journal:
The Journal of general virology
Year:
2016
Authors:
Lomakina, Natalia F et al.
Affiliation:
Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides

Abstract

Swine vesicular disease virus (SVDV) emerged around 1960 from a human enterovirus ancestor, coxsackievirus B5 (CVB5), and caused a series of epizootics in Europe and Asia. We characterized a coxsackievirus B4 strain that caused an epizootic involving 24 488 pigs in the Soviet Union in 1975. Phylogenetic evidence suggested that the swine virus emerged from a human ancestor between 1945 and 1975, almost simultaneously with the transfer of CVB5.

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Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26487269/