Unusual central nervous system lesions in slaughter-weight pigs with porcine circovirus type 2 systemic infection

Porcine circovirus type 2 systemic infection was diagnosed in 2 slaughter-weight pigs based on postmortem examination. The infection was associated with unusual central nervous system lesions characterized by a multifocal lymphohistiocytic to granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis with giant cell fo...

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Published inCanadian veterinary journal Vol. 52; no. 4; pp. 394 - 397
Main Authors Drolet, Richard, Cardinal, François, Houde, Alain, Gagnon, Carl A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada Canadian Veterinary Medical Association 01.04.2011
Subjects
Animals
Central Nervous System - pathology
Circoviridae Infections - diagnosis
Circoviridae Infections - pathology
Circoviridae Infections - veterinary
Circovirus - isolation & purification
Fatal Outcome
Immunohistochemistry - veterinary
Polymerase Chain Reaction - veterinary
Scientific
Swine
Swine Diseases - diagnosis
Swine Diseases - pathology
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Summary:Porcine circovirus type 2 systemic infection was diagnosed in 2 slaughter-weight pigs based on postmortem examination. The infection was associated with unusual central nervous system lesions characterized by a multifocal lymphohistiocytic to granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis with giant cell formation. The role of these nervous system lesions in the development of the clinical signs in these pigs remains uncertain.
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ISSN:0008-5286