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Encephalomyocarditis in Korea: serological survey in pigs and phylogenetic analysis of two historical isolates.
Veterinary microbiology - 28 May 2009
An Dong-Jun, Jeong Wooseog, Jeoung Hye-Young, Yoon Sook Hee, Kim Hyun-Jeong, Choi Cheong-Up, Park Bong-Kyun
Abstract excerpt
Serum samples from 3315 pigs from 363 farms located throughout all nine Korean provinces were tested for the presence of encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) antibodies using the virus neutralization test. The seroprevalence of EMCV in the total pig population was 9.1%, whereas in the herd the prevalence was 43.5%. The first two EMCVs isolated were K3 and K11; these strains were isolated in 1990 from a mummy and a...
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