Fatal bronchopneumonia in a Metastrongylus elongatus and Porcine circovirus type 2 co-infected pig

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infection is distributed worldwide and PCV2-associated disease (PCVAD) is considered among the most economically relevant ones to the global swine industry. PCV2 is known to play a causal role in the porcine respiratory disease complex, usually in close association w...

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Published inResearch in veterinary science Vol. 93; no. 1; pp. 310 - 312
Main Authors Marruchella, G., Paoletti, B., Speranza, R., Di Guardo, G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier India Pvt Ltd 01.08.2012
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Animals
Bronchopneumonia
Bronchopneumonia - parasitology
Bronchopneumonia - pathology
Bronchopneumonia - veterinary
Bronchopneumonia - virology
Circoviridae Infections - complications
Circoviridae Infections - parasitology
Circoviridae Infections - pathology
Circoviridae Infections - veterinary
Circoviridae Infections - virology
Circovirus
Coinfection - microbiology
Coinfection - veterinary
Coinfection - virology
Fatal Outcome
herds
Hogs
industry
Lung - parasitology
Lung - pathology
Lung - virology
Male
Metastrongyloidea
Metastrongylus
Metastrongylus elongatus
Nematodes
Parasites
Porcine circovirus type 2
Porcine circovirus-2
respiratory tract diseases
Strongylida Infections - complications
Strongylida Infections - parasitology
Strongylida Infections - pathology
Strongylida Infections - veterinary
Strongylida Infections - virology
Swine
swine diseases
Swine Diseases - parasitology
Swine Diseases - pathology
Swine Diseases - virology
Veterinary medicine
Nematodes
Porcine circovirus type 2
Swine
Bronchopneumonia
Metastrongylus elongatus
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Summary:Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infection is distributed worldwide and PCV2-associated disease (PCVAD) is considered among the most economically relevant ones to the global swine industry. PCV2 is known to play a causal role in the porcine respiratory disease complex, usually in close association with a large plethora of other biologic agents. We describe herein a case of fatal parasitic bronchopneumonia by Metastrongylus elongatus in a PCV2-infected pig. Metastrongylosis may still represent a major concern for outdoor herds. Our recent experience suggests that a concurrent PCVAD condition may trigger metastrongylosis, which may subsequently result, at its turn, in severe, sometimes fatal, pulmonary disease.
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ISSN:0034-5288
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DOI:10.1016/j.rvsc.2011.05.016