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Detection and molecular characterization of zoonotic viruses in swine fecal samples in Italian pig herds.
Archives of virology - 1 Oct 2015
Monini Marina, Di Bartolo Ilaria, Ianiro Giovanni, Angeloni Giorgia, Magistrali Chiara Francesca, Ostanello Fabio, Ruggeri Franco Maria
Abstract excerpt
Gastrointestinal disease is frequent in pigs, and among the different etiological agents involved, viruses are considered the leading cause of infection in this animal species. Furthermore, about half of the newly identified swine pathogens are viruses, many of which may be transmitted to humans by direct contact or by indirect transmission pathways. In this study, the prevalence of astrovirus (AstV), group A...
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