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Revision as of 09:16, 25 June 2011
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| What causes Blue eye disease in pigs?
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Blue-eye paramyxovirus (BEP) - a negative sense single stranded RNA (ssRNA) virus.
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| What systems are affected by Blue eye disease?
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- Nervous systems
- Reproductive systems
- Respiratory systems
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| What ages of pigs are affected by this disease?
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All:
- Piglets
- Weaners
- Growers
- Sows
- Boars
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| What clinical signs are generally associated with Blue eye disease in all ages of pigs?
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- Anorexia
- Weight loss
- Reluctance to move
- Dehydration
- Periorbital and conjunctival swelling (chemosis)
- Purulent/serous ocular discharge
- Corneal opacity.
- Neurological signs (tetraparesis, opisthotonus, dysmetria, proprioceptive disorders, tremors, nystagmus mydriasis, blindness, decreased or absent menace response)
- Respiratory signs (tachypnea, dyspnea, and open mouthed breathing)
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| What clinical signs are associated with sows?
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In the first third of gestation:
- Infertility
- Reproductive failures
- Embryonic mortality
- Return to oestrus
In late gestation:
- Stillbirths
- Small litters
- Mummification
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| What clinical signs are associated with piglets and weaners?
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Piglet and weaners:
- Prostration
- Hind limb stiffness
- Generalised weakness
- Muscle fasciculation’s
- Retarded growth
- Depression
- Excitation
- Head pressing
- Circling
- Hyperaesthesia
- Abnormal behaviour/aggression
- Coma
In piglets:
- Changes in hair coat (dull/rough)
- Ocular erosions
- Enlarged distended bladder
- Constipation/reduction in faces or diarrhoea
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| What clinical signs are associated with boars?
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- Male infertility
- Lack of libido
- Haemospermia
- Orchitis with epidydimitis
- Swelling of the genitalia
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| What is the epidemiology of Blue eye disease?
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- Virus can be found in the axon of neurons
- 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)
- Hematogenous spread likely
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| What is the distribution of Blue eye disease in pigs?
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The disease is economically important to Central Mexico and its states.
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| What is the treatment for Blue eye disease?
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- No treatment is available for Blue eye disease
- Supportive medication for respiratory and inflammatory disease should be administered
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| How is Blue eye disease controlled?
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- The disease is self limiting
- Closed herds once infected will have sporadic outbreaks of the disease
- There is no approved vaccine for the control of blue eye disease
- Elimination can be achieved by:
- Closed herds
- All-in/all-out systems
- Good washing and disinfecting protocols
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| IsBlue eye disease considered a zoonosis?
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Further links
Blue-Eye Paramyxovirus Flashcards
Blue-Eye Paramyxovirus