The vaccination changed the profile of rotavirus infection with the increase of non-rotavirus A species diagnosis in one-week-old diarrheic piglets

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Porcine rotavirus (RV) is a major viral agent associated with severe diarrhea in newborn piglets. RVA, RVB, RVC, and RVH are RV species that have already been identified in pigs. RVA is considered the most prevalent and relevant virus in pig production worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of RV infection associated with diarrhea in suckling piglets from regular RVA-vaccinated Brazilian pig herds between 2015 and 2021. Therefore, 511 diarrheic fecal samples were collected from suckling piglets aged up to 3 weeks from 112 pig farms located in three main Brazilian pork production regions. All piglets were born to RVA-vaccinated sows. The nucleic acids of RVA, RVC, and RVH were investigated by RT-PCR assays and RVB by semi-nested RT-PCR assay. Of the diarrheic fecal samples analyzed, 221/511 (43.3%) were positive for at least one of the RV species. Regarding the distribution of RV species among the positive fecal samples that presented with only one RV species, 99 (44.8%), 63 (28.5%), and 45 (20.4%) were identified as RVB, RVC, and RVA, respectively. RVH was not identified in diarrheic piglets with a single infection. More than one RV species was identified in 14/221 (6.3%) of the diarrheic fecal samples evaluated. Co-detection of RVB + RVH (11/221; 5.0%), RVA + RVB (1/221; 0.4%), RVA + RVC (1/221; 0.4%), and RVB + RVC (1/221; 0.4%) was identified in fecal samples. The results demonstrated a significant increase in the RVC and, mainly, RVB detection rates in single infections. This study allowed us to characterize the importance of other RV species, in addition to RVA, in the etiology of neonatal diarrhea in piglets from pig herds with a regular vaccination program for RVA diarrhea control and prophylaxis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:55

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Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology - 55(2024), 1 vom: 27. März, Seite 991-996

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dall Agnol, Alais M [VerfasserIn]
Guimarães, Nathália S [VerfasserIn]
Leme, Raquel A [VerfasserIn]
da Costa, Arthur R [VerfasserIn]
Alfieri, Alice F [VerfasserIn]
Alfieri, Amauri A [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Neonatal diarrhea
Pig
Rotavirus A
Rotavirus B
Rotavirus C
Rotavirus H

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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 11.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s42770-024-01262-9

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NLM367705028