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Title: Characterisation of a novel pestivirus associated with an outbreak of stillbirths and pre-weaning deaths in pigs due to myocarditis

Author
item FROST, M - MACARTHUR AGRICULTURAL
item FINLAISON, D - MACARTHUR AGRICULTURAL
item KIRKLAND, P - MACARTHUR AGRICULTURAL
item COOK, R - MACARTHUR AGRICULTURAL
item SRIVASTAVA, M - MACARTHUR AGRICULTURAL
item KING, K - MACARTHUR AGRICULTURAL
item Ridpath, Julia
item GU, X - MACARTHUR AGRICULTURAL

Submitted to: World Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/10/2007
Publication Date: 11/11/2007
Citation: Frost, M.J., Finlaison, D.S., Kirkland, P.D., Cook, R., Srivastava, M., King, K.R., Ridpath, J.F., Gu, X. 2007. Characterisation of a novel pestivirus associated with an outbreak of stillbirths and pre-weaning deaths in pigs due to myocarditis. World Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. In: Proceedings of the 13th International World Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians Symposium, November 11-14, 2007, Melbourne, Australia. p. 32.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: A syndrome of stillbirths and preweaning losses with myocarditis occurred on 2 Australian pig farms in 2003. While extensive investigations excluded a wide range of know agents, a foetal inoculation study confirmed an infectious agent was present and likely to be viral. This paper describes the identification/characterisation of this agent.