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Presence of atypical porcine pestivirus (APPV) genomes in newborn piglets correlates with congenital tremor
13 Jun 2016
Abstract excerpt
Pestiviruses are highly variable RNA viruses belonging to the continuously growing family Flaviviridae. A genetically very distinct pestivirus was recently discovered in the USA, designated atypical porcine pestivirus (APPV). Here, a screening of 369 sera from apparently healthy adult pigs demonstrated the existence of APPV in Germany with an estimated individual prevalence of 2.4% and ~10% at farm level....
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