IDENTIFICATION OF PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS TYPE 2 AND PORCINE PARVOVIRUS IN PORCINE STILLBIRTHS AND MUMMIFIED FETUSES FROM SWINE FARMS IN BRAZIL

Authors

  • Danilo Leal Rocha Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Geraldo Camilo Alberton Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • José Lúcio dos Santos Microvet

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v11i3.5403

Keywords:

Animal Sanity

Abstract

This study investigated the presence of genome sequences of the porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and porcine parvovirus (PPV) in 147 porcine stillbirths and mummified fetuses. These samples, originated from 39 farms located in eight Brazilian states, were collected between 2006 and 2008. Heart and lung fragments were used for extraction of total DNA and later amplification of correspondent fragments of the virus pathogens through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. Out of 147 samples, 74 (50.3%) were positive for PCV2 while nine samples (6.2%) were positive for PCV2 and PPV. None of the samples were positive just for PPV. Out of 39 investigated farms, 21 (53.8%) had fetuses positive for PCV2 while co-infection with PCV2 and PPV was detected in 3 farms (7.7%). These results indicate that PCV2 could be an important infection agent in cases of porcine stillbirths and mummified fetuses in Brazil and must be included at differential diagnostic list.

KEY WORDS: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2), porcine parvovirus (PPV), reproductive failure, swine.

 

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Author Biographies

Danilo Leal Rocha, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Médico veterinário formado pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa (2001) e mestre em Ciências Veterinárias pela Universidade Federal do Paraná (2008). Atua no laboratório Microvet na área de Patologia Suína.

Geraldo Camilo Alberton, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Médico veterinário mestre e doutor em Ciências Veterinárias com ênfase em sanidade suína, Professor adjunto da Universidade Federal do Paraná

José Lúcio dos Santos, Microvet

Médico veterinário mestre e doutor em Ciências Veterinárias com ênfase em sanidade suína, Professor adjunto aposentado da Universidade Federal de Viçosa, reponsável técnico do laboratório Microvet

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Published

2010-10-02

How to Cite

ROCHA, D. L.; ALBERTON, G. C.; DOS SANTOS, J. L. IDENTIFICATION OF PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS TYPE 2 AND PORCINE PARVOVIRUS IN PORCINE STILLBIRTHS AND MUMMIFIED FETUSES FROM SWINE FARMS IN BRAZIL. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 11, n. 3, p. 600–606, 2010. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v11i3.5403. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/5403. Acesso em: 30 jun. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 3 (2010)

Section

Veterinary Medicine

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