Reporton.

AHRI report No.43

Topic

The results of isolation and identification of viral pathogens in swine tissue samples submitted by LDCC (Local Disease Control centers) in 2007

Department

Animal Health Research Institute

Author

Huang TS, Wang C, Deng MC, Lee SH, Pan CS, Jang JJ, Huang YL, Lee MC, Jong MH

Summary

In 2007, a total of one hundred and seventy five specimens collected from 68 pig farms were submitted for virus isolation and identification in our laboratory. The positive results of pig farms tested for porcine circovirus 2, porcine teschovirus, porcine enterovirus, pseudorabies virus, reo virus, porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus, lapinized hog cholera (LPCV), swine influenza virus (H1N2), hog cholera virus and Japanese B encephalitis virus were 15, 14, 9, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, and 1, respectively. Additionally, Mycoplasma hyorhinis was isolated and confirmed from 9 pig farms.

Keyword

Porcine circovirus 2 （PCV2）, Porcine teschovirus（PTV）, Porcine enterovirus （PEV）