Association of myocarditis with high viral load of porcine circovirus type 2 in several tissues in cases of fetal death and high mortality in piglets. A case study

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 368-375

  Brunborg, Inger M ^a   Jonassen, Christine M ^a   Moldal, Torfinn ^a   Bratberg, Bjørn ^a   Lium, Bjørn ^b   Koenen, Frank ^c   Schönheit, Jürgen ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Pig Health Service   (Norway)

^c VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Congenital tremor; Mummification; Myocarditis; PCV2; Quantification; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CIRCOVIRIDAE; PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS 2; PORCINE PARVOVIRUS; SUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CIRCOVIRIDAE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HEART MUSCLE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MORTALITY; MYOCARDITIS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

ANIMALS; CIRCOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CIRCOVIRUS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; MYOCARDITIS; MYOCARDIUM; PREGNANCY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 34548253454     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870701900405     Document Type: Article

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