Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis coronavirus infection in pigs, Argentina.
- Journal:
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Year:
- 2008
- Authors:
- Quiroga, Maria A et al.
- Affiliation:
- Universidad Nacional de la Plata
Abstract
We describe an outbreak of vomiting, wasting, and encephalomyelitis syndrome in piglets in Argentina, caused by porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis coronavirus (PHE-CoV) infection. Diagnosis was made by epidemiologic factors, pathologic features, immunohistochemistry, reverse transcription-PCR, and genomic sequencing. This study documents PHE-CoV infection in South America.
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