Difference between revisions of "Porcine Enterovirus"

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*'''NOTIFIABLE''' disease, though rare in UK
 
*'''NOTIFIABLE''' disease, though rare in UK
 
*'''Vaccination''' in EU
 
*'''Vaccination''' in EU
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Revision as of 11:26, 23 May 2010



Antigenicity

  • Only serotype 1 is pathogenic
  • Also known as Teschen-Talfan Disease

Pathogenesis

  • Infects small intestine epithelium
  • Followed by viremia and neural infection

Clinical signs:

  • Tremors
  • Incoordination
  • Convulsions
  • Death

Epidemiology

  • Transfer is orofecal

Diagnosis

  • NOTIFIABLE disease, though rare in UK
  • Vaccination in EU