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<p>Porcine epidemic diarrhoea (PED) is a highly contagious and devastating enteric disease of pigs caused by porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV), an enveloped, single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the <italic>Alphacoronavirus</italic> genus of the <italic>Coronaviridae</italic> family. The disease is clinically similar to other forms of porcine gastroenteritis. Pigs are the only known host of the disease, and the occurrence of PED in wild boars is unknown. The virus causes acute diarrhoea, vomiting, dehydration, and high mortality in suckling piglets reaching 100%. Heavy economic losses in the pig-farming industry were sustained in the USA between 2013 and 2015 when PEDV spread very quickly and resulted in epidemics. The loss in the US pig industry has been estimated at almost seven million pigs. The purpose of this review is a description of the current status of porcine epidemic diarrhoea in European pigs and the risk presented by the introduction of PEDV to Poland in comparison to the epidemics in the USA.</p></abstract>

Porcine epidemic diarrhoea (PED) is a highly contagious and devastating enteric disease of pigs caused by porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV), an enveloped, single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the Alphacoronavirus genus of the Coronaviridae family. The disease is clinically similar to other forms of porcine gastroenteritis. Pigs are the only known host of the disease, and the occurrence of PED in wild boars is unknown. The virus causes acute diarrhoea, vomiting, dehydration, and high mortality in suckling piglets reaching 100%. Heavy economic losses in the pig-farming industry were sustained in the USA between 2013 and 2015 when PEDV spread very quickly and resulted in epidemics. The loss in the US pig industry has been estimated at almost seven million pigs. The purpose of this review is a description of the current status of porcine epidemic diarrhoea in European pigs and the risk presented by the introduction of PEDV to Poland in comparison to the epidemics in the USA.

Current status of porcine epidemic diarrhoea (PED) in European pigs

Journal of Veterinary Research

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Porcine epidemic diarrhoea (PED) is a highly contagious and devastating enteric disease of pigs caused by porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV), an...

Current status of porcine epidemic diarrhoea (PED) in European pigs

Article Category: Review Article

Published Online: Oct 24, 2019

Page range: 465 - 470

Received: Mar 13, 2019

Accepted: Sep 30, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2019-0064

Keywords
pigs, porcine epidemic diarrhoea, porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus, Europe, USA

© 2019 M. Antas and G. Woźniakowski., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Current status of porcine epidemic diarrhoea (PED) in European pigs

Article Category: Review Article

Published Online: Oct 24, 2019

Page range: 465 - 470

Received: Mar 13, 2019

Accepted: Sep 30, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2019-0064

Keywordspigs, porcine epidemic diarrhoea, porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus, Europe, USA

© 2019 M. Antas and G. Woźniakowski., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
pigs, porcine epidemic diarrhoea, porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus, Europe, USA