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Molecular detection and genetic characterization of kobuviruses and astroviruses in asymptomatic local pigs in East Africa.
Archives of virology - 1 Jun 2014
Amimo Joshua O, Okoth Edward, Junga Joseph O, Ogara William O, Njahira Moses N, Wang Qiuhong, Vlasova Anastasia N, Saif Linda J, Djikeng Appolinaire
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In this study, swine fecal specimens (n = 251) collected from nursing and weaned piglets raised under smallholder production systems were screened for the presence of kobuviruses by RT-PCR. Porcine kobuviruses were detected in 13.1 % (33/251) of the samples. We demonstrated that porcine kobuvirus...
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