Abstract
Group A rotaviruses (RVA) in pigs have been poorly investigated in Canada. In a continued effort to fill this gap, ten finisher swine farms in Quebec, Canada, were sampled over a nine-month period. The presence of RVA was detected in healthy pigs on all farms investigated during the entire sampling period. The genotypes detected included G2, G5, G9 and G11; P[6], P[7], P[13], P[27] and P[34]; and I5 and I14. The predominant types were G2, P[13] and I5, which is different from previous global reports. Various fomites were consistently contaminated by RVA, suggesting that a resident viral flora remains in the farm environment and may play a role in the infection of incoming pigs. The results also suggest temporal or geographical specificities regarding strain distribution on pig farms.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antigens, Viral / genetics
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Antigens, Viral / metabolism
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Base Sequence
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Capsid Proteins / genetics
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Capsid Proteins / metabolism
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Feces / virology
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Gene Expression Regulation, Viral
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Genetic Variation*
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phylogeny
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Quebec / epidemiology
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Rotavirus / classification
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Rotavirus / genetics*
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Rotavirus Infections / epidemiology
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Rotavirus Infections / veterinary*
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Rotavirus Infections / virology
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Sequence Alignment / veterinary
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Swine
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Swine Diseases / epidemiology
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Swine Diseases / virology*
Substances
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Antigens, Viral
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Capsid Proteins
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VP4 protein, Rotavirus
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VP6 protein, Rotavirus
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VP7 protein, Rotavirus
Associated data
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GENBANK/KF501099
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GENBANK/KF501100
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GENBANK/KF501101
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GENBANK/KF501102
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GENBANK/KF501103
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GENBANK/KF501104
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GENBANK/KF501105
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GENBANK/KF501106
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GENBANK/KF501107
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GENBANK/KF501108
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GENBANK/KF501109
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GENBANK/KF501110
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GENBANK/KF501111
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GENBANK/KF501112
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GENBANK/KF501113
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GENBANK/KF501114
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GENBANK/KF501115
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GENBANK/KF501116
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GENBANK/KF501117
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GENBANK/KF501118
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GENBANK/KF501119
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GENBANK/KF501120
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GENBANK/KF501121
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GENBANK/KF501122
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GENBANK/KF501123
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GENBANK/KF501124
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GENBANK/KF501125
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GENBANK/KF501126
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GENBANK/KF501127