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New Cause of Infectious Diarrhea Found

2013-06-03 20:54:00| National Hog Farmer

By Kent Schwartz, DVM, Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Diarrhea in pigs is common. Outbreaks of diarrhea can be caused by many different infectious agents as well as a host of noninfectious causes and risk factors. Accurately diagnosing the cause(s) of diarrhea by clinical examination is challenging because the characteristics of feces is not specific for a particular cause. More than one cause or risk factor may be present. The list of infectious contributors is fairly long and has recently increased with introduction of a disease new to the United States. Known as porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), this diarrhea is caused by a virus known as porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV). read more

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