1.Emergence of virulent pseudorabies virus infection in Northern China.
Rui WU ; Chaoyong BAI ; Jinzhong SUN ; Shengke CHANG ; Xuke ZHANG
Journal of Veterinary Science 2013;14(3):363-365
Our investigation was conducted in order to verify a recent severe epidemic at several swine farms in northern China that indicated a newly emerging disease. Evidence confirmed that the epidemic was caused by a virulent Pseudorabies virus infection in swine herds.
Animals
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China/epidemiology
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/veterinary
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Epidemics/*veterinary
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Herpesvirus 1, Suid/classification/*isolation & purification/*pathogenicity
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Pseudorabies/*epidemiology/mortality/pathology/virology
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/veterinary
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Sequence Analysis, DNA/veterinary
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Swine
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Swine Diseases/*epidemiology/mortality/pathology/virology
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Vaccination/adverse effects/veterinary
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Virulence