High Prevalence of Highly Variable Atypical Porcine Pestiviruses Found in Germany

M Beer; K Wernike; C Dräger; D Höper; A Pohlmann; C Bergermann; C Schröder; S Klinkhammer; S Blome; B Hoffmann

doi:10.1111/tbed.12532

High Prevalence of Highly Variable Atypical Porcine Pestiviruses Found in Germany

Transbound Emerg Dis. 2017 Oct;64(5):e22-e26. doi: 10.1111/tbed.12532. Epub 2016 Jun 14.

Authors

M Beer¹, K Wernike¹, C Dräger¹, D Höper¹, A Pohlmann¹, C Bergermann², C Schröder¹, S Klinkhammer³, S Blome¹, B Hoffmann¹

Affiliations

¹ Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald - Insel Riems, Germany.
² State Office for Agriculture Food Safety and Fishery Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rostock, Germany.
³ Veterinary Practice Dr. Stampa, Brokstedt, Germany.

PMID: 27297961
DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12532

Abstract

Recently, a novel atypical porcine pestivirus (APPV) with significant distribution was described in the USA. Subsequent screening of the German pig sector showed a high prevalence of APPV with high variability among strains. First indication of a cell culture isolate is provided which will allow further investigations like pathogenesis studies.

Keywords: atypical porcine pestivirus (APPV); prevalence; virus characterization.

MeSH terms

Animals
Genetic Variation*
Germany / epidemiology
Pestivirus / genetics*
Pestivirus / isolation & purification
Pestivirus Infections / epidemiology
Pestivirus Infections / veterinary*
Pestivirus Infections / virology
Phylogeny
Prevalence
Sequence Analysis, DNA / veterinary
Swine
Swine Diseases / epidemiology*
Swine Diseases / virology