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*Ferral cats and dogs | *Ferral cats and dogs | ||
*Peccary's | *Peccary's | ||
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| + | Clinical signs are only seen in the pig, but antibodies can be detected in rabbits, rats, dogs and cats. | ||
|l5=Blue Eye Disease#Signalment | |l5=Blue Eye Disease#Signalment | ||
|q6=What ages of pigs are affected by this disease? | |q6=What ages of pigs are affected by this disease? | ||
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*Swelling of the genitalia | *Swelling of the genitalia | ||
|l10=Blue Eye Disease#Clinical Signs | |l10=Blue Eye Disease#Clinical Signs | ||
| − | | | + | |q11=What is the epidemiology of ''Blue eye disease''? |
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| + | *The virus is spread via direct contact, fomites and possibly birds | ||
*Virus can be found in the axon of neurons | *Virus can be found in the axon of neurons | ||
*Original site of replication is thought to be the nasal mucosa and tonsils | *Original site of replication is thought to be the nasal mucosa and tonsils | ||
*It can be found in tissues (lung, liver, spleen, kidney, lymph node, heart and testis) | *It can be found in tissues (lung, liver, spleen, kidney, lymph node, heart and testis) | ||
*Hematogenous spread likely | *Hematogenous spread likely | ||
| − | | | + | |l11=Blue Eye Disease#Epidemiology |
| − | | | + | |q12=What is the distribution of ''Blue eye disease '' in pigs? |
| − | | | + | |a12=The disease is economically important to Central Mexico and its states. |
| − | | | + | |l12=Blue Eye Disease#Distribution |
| − | | | + | |q13=What is the treatment for ''Blue eye disease''? |
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*No treatment is available for ''Blue eye disease'' | *No treatment is available for ''Blue eye disease'' | ||
*Supportive medication for respiratory and inflammatory disease should be administered | *Supportive medication for respiratory and inflammatory disease should be administered | ||
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| − | | | + | |q14=How is ''Blue eye disease '' controlled? |
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*The disease is self limiting | *The disease is self limiting | ||
*Closed herds once infected will have sporadic outbreaks of the disease | *Closed herds once infected will have sporadic outbreaks of the disease | ||
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**All-in/all-out systems | **All-in/all-out systems | ||
**Good washing and disinfecting protocols | **Good washing and disinfecting protocols | ||
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| − | | | + | |q15=Is ''Blue eye disease'' considered a zoonosis? |
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No | No | ||
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Revision as of 22:05, 28 June 2011
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| What causes Blue eye disease in pigs? | Blue-eye paramyxovirus (BEP) - a negative sense single stranded RNA (ssRNA) virus.
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| What viruses are closely related to it? |
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| What are the properties of this virus? |
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| What systems are affected by Blue eye disease? |
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| What clinical signs are associated with sows? | Domestic hosts include:
Wild hosts include:
Clinical signs are only seen in the pig, but antibodies can be detected in rabbits, rats, dogs and cats. |
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| What ages of pigs are affected by this disease? | All:
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| What clinical signs are generally associated with Blue eye disease in all ages of pigs? |
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In the first third of gestation:
In late gestation:
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| What clinical signs are associated with piglets and weaners? | Piglet and weaners:
In piglets:
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| What clinical signs are associated with boars? |
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| What is the epidemiology of Blue eye disease? |
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| What is the distribution of Blue eye disease in pigs? | The disease is economically important to Central Mexico and its states.
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