Vesicular Disease in 9-Week-Old Pigs Experimentally Infected with Senecavirus A

Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Jul;22(7):1246-8. doi: 10.3201/eid2207.151863.

Abstract

Senecavirus A has been infrequently associated with vesicular disease in swine since 1988. However, clinical disease has not been reproduced after experimental infection with this virus. We report vesicular disease in 9-week-old pigs after Sencavirus A infection by the intranasal route under experimental conditions.

Keywords: Seneca Valley virus; Senecavirus A; experimental infections; nasal infection; pigs; vesicular disease; viruses.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Foot Diseases / pathology
  • Foot Diseases / veterinary
  • Foot Diseases / virology
  • Picornaviridae Infections / pathology
  • Picornaviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Picornaviridae Infections / virology
  • Picornaviridae*
  • Swine
  • Swine Diseases / pathology
  • Swine Diseases / virology*

Supplementary concepts

  • Senecavirus A