Outbreaks of Neuroinvasive Astrovirus Associated with Encephalomyelitis, Weakness, and Paralysis among Weaned Pigs, Hungary

A large, highly prolific swine farm in Hungary had a 2-year history of neurologic disease among newly weaned (25- to 35-day-old) pigs, with clinical signs of posterior paraplegia and a high mortality rate. Affected pigs that were necropsied had encephalomyelitis and neural necrosis. Porcine astrovir...

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Published in:Emerg Infect Dis
Main Authors: Boros, Ákos, Albert, Mihály, Pankovics, Péter, Bíró, Hunor, Pesavento, Patricia A., Phan, Tung Gia, Delwart, Eric, Reuter, Gábor
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5708238/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29148391
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2312.170804
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