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- A study tested 208 swine fecal samples from six Italian farms for kobuvirus using RT-PCR, finding all farms positive with prevalence rates from 24% to 84%.
- Among the tested pigs, 57.5% of healthy (asymptomatic) pigs and 49.7% of pigs with diarrhea were positive for kobuvirus.
- Sequence analysis revealed different strains on each farm, suggesting a mix of both European and Asiatic kobuvirus strains; further investigation is needed to understand its potential pathogenic role in pigs.
Article Abstract
Two-hundred eight swine fecal samples from six Italian farms were tested using a kobuvirus-specific RT-PCR with primers that amplify a region within the 3D gene. All farms were kobuvirus positive, with prevalence rates ranging between 24 % and 84 %. Overall, 57.5 % of asymptomatic pigs and 49.7 % of animals with diarrhea were positive for kobuvirus. Sequence analysis showed a different predominant strain circulating on each farm and indicated that the strains detected were related to both European and Asiatic strains. A possible pathogenic role of kobuvirus should be investigated further, since infections with this virus occur frequently in pigs of different ages.
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