US-Like Strain of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Outbreaks in Taiwan, 2013–2014

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 76; no. 9; pp. 1297 - 1299
• Main Authors: LIN, Chao-Nan, CHUNG, Wen-Bin, CHANG, Shu-Wei, WEN, Chi-Chi, LIU, Hung, CHIEN, Chi-Hsien, CHIOU, Ming-Tang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 01.09.2014; Japan Science and Technology Agency; The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
• Subjects: Animals; Animals, Suckling; Base Sequence; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - veterinary; Coronavirus Infections - virology; diarrhea; Diarrhea - epidemiology; Diarrhea - veterinary; Diarrhea - virology; disease outbreaks; Disease Outbreaks - veterinary; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; porcine epidemic diarrhea virus; Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus - genetics; Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus - isolation & purification; Retrospective Studies; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction - veterinary; RNA, Viral - chemistry; RNA, Viral - genetics; Sequence Alignment; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus - chemistry; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus - genetics; Swine; Swine Diseases - epidemiology; Swine Diseases - virology; Taiwan - epidemiology; Virology; Taiwan

Since late 2013, several outbreaks of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) infection have emerged in Taiwan. Suckling piglets under 2 weeks of age showed severe vomiting and watery yellowish diarrhea with morbidity and mortality ranging from 80 to 100% and 90 to 100%, respectively. A total of 68 s...