A recent view about encephalomyocarditis virus circulating in compartmentalised animal population in Northern Italy

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 592
• Main Authors: Foglia, E. A., Pezzoni, G., Bonilauri, P., Torri, D., Grazioli, S., Brocchi, E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 11.01.2023; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/1647/514; 631/1647/664; 631/181/735; 631/250; 631/250/255; 631/326; 631/326/596; 631/326/596/2562; 631/337; Animal Population Groups; Animal populations; Animals; Cardiovirus Infections - epidemiology; Cardiovirus Infections - veterinary; Encephalitis; Encephalomyocarditis virus - genetics; Farms; Heart diseases; Humanities and Social Sciences; Italy - epidemiology; Mammals; Monoclonal antibodies; multidisciplinary; Myocarditis; Phylogeny; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Swine; Swine Diseases; Viruses; Italy

Encephalomyocarditis virus ( Picornaviridae, Cardiovirus A ) is the causative agent of the homonymous disease, which may induce myocarditis, encephalitis and reproductive disorders in various mammals, especially in swine. Despite the disease occurred endemically in pig farms since 1997, the recent i...