Outbreak of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus in Portugal, 2015

Transbound Emerg Dis. 2015 Dec;62(6):586-8. doi: 10.1111/tbed.12409. Epub 2015 Sep 7.

Abstract

An outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) in the South of Portugal in January 2015 and the spread of PEDV northwards in the territory are described. Comparative analysis of the amplified sequences showed a very high (99.0%) identity with the PEDV variant most recently reported in the United States and also show complete (100%) identity to the strains recently reported in Germany, supporting the hypothesis that a unique strain is currently circulating in Europe. The origin of this PEDV variant still needs to be elucidated and further studies in the remaining European countries may contribute to the knowledge.

Keywords: coronavirus; porcine epidemic diarrhea virus.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections / veterinary*
  • Coronavirus Infections / virology
  • Disease Outbreaks / veterinary*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus / isolation & purification*
  • Portugal / epidemiology
  • Swine
  • Swine Diseases / epidemiology
  • Swine Diseases / virology*
  • United States

Associated data

  • GENBANK/KJ399978
  • GENBANK/LM645057
  • GENBANK/LM645058