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Experimental infection in pigs with encephalomyocarditis virus

Authors: Horner GW, Hunter R
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 27, Issue 10, pp 202-203, Oct 1979
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Livestock, Pig, Production animal
Subject Terms: Nervous system/neurology, Circulatory system/haematology, Disease/defect, Pathology, Research/development, Viral
Article class: Scientific Article

Abstract: Non-suppurative myocarditis in pigs that were experimentally infected with encephalomyocarditis (EMC) virus is reported. Two of the four pigs that were infected with the virus died suddenly from myocardial failure, and all four had gross and microscopic changes consistent with EMC infection. This confirms the pathogenic potential of some strains of EMC virus for young pigs.

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