The first case of porcine epidemic diarrhea in Canada |
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| Authors: | Davor Ojkic Murray Hazlett Jim Fairles Anna Marom Durda Slavic Grant Maxie Soren Alexandersen John Pasick Janet Alsop Sue Burlatschenko |
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| Institution: | Animal Health Laboratory, Laboratory Services Division, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 (Ojkic, Hazlett, Fairles, Marom, Slavic, Maxie); National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 3M4 (Alexandersen, Pasick); Animal Health and Welfare Branch, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Ministry of Rural Affairs, Guelph, Ontario (Alsop); Goshen Ridge Veterinary Services, Tillsonburg, Ontario N4G 4G7 (Burlatschenko). |
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| Abstract: | In January, 2014, increased mortality was reported in piglets with acute diarrhea on an Ontario farm. Villus atrophy in affected piglets was confined to the small intestine. Samples of colon content were PCR-positive for porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV). Other laboratory tests did not detect significant pathogens, confirming this was the first case of PED in Canada. |
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