Publications by authors named "Baobao Xie"
Front Microbiol
March 2024
Article Synopsis
- Large-scale outbreaks of severe diarrhea in pigs have been ongoing since 2010, prompting research into the viruses causing these issues in southern China between 2021 and 2023.
- Testing of nearly 1,800 diarrhea samples revealed that porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) was the most dominant, followed by porcine rotavirus (PoRV) and porcine delta coronavirus (PDCoV), with very low rates for transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) and porcine acute diarrheal syndrome coronavirus (SADS-CoV).
- The study also found that co-infections were common, especially with PEDV and PoRV, and notable genetic mutations were identified in the viral strains, indicating an ongoing
