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ArticleBMC veterinary research2023

Management of encephalomyocarditis virus infection in Italian pig farms: a case report.

A Scollo, C Mazzoni, A Luppi

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Article in BMC veterinary research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

A ScolloDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Grugliasco, 10095, Torino, Italy. annalisa.scollo@unito.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9718-0647
C MazzoniSwivet Research sas, 42123, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
A LuppiIstituto Zooproflattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna, 43126, Parma, Italy.
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna "Bruno Ubertini" · ITUniversity of Turin · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEncephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) has been isolated from many animals, frequently as the cause of fatal myocarditis, but pigs are the most susceptible domestic specie. The virus was isolated in swine farms since 1958 in Panama and Europe from cases of sudden death in young pigs, and the main origin of outbreaks has been assumed to be local rodent populations. There is no treatment for the disease. CASE PRESENTATION: The clinical case describes an outbreak of encephalomyocarditis virus in a farrowing (farm A) and a weaning (farm B) site, with mortality that reached 24.2% in suckling piglets and 7.7% in weaners. The farms were located in an endemic Italian area, and the outbreak was characterised by high mortality with sudden death and clinical signs due to heart failure (trembling, dispnea and fever). The rodents control program was the key action in managing the outbreak. However, in the weaning site, the lack of rodent program in some unexplored areas of the barn (false ceiling) was responsible of a longer time of resolution of the outbreak. An unusual support treatment approach from human medicine suggestion was also applied using acetylsalicylic acid for its antiphlogistic and antithrombotic effects.

conclusionsTo control the rodent population in a pig farm is often difficult and requires a deep knowledge also of the rodents habits. Considering the lack of treatment for the disease and the absence of available vaccines in several Countries, acetylsalicylic acid might be of interest for further studies as an important support for pigs' recovery.

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Encephalomyocarditis virusSwine DiseasesAnimalsDisease OutbreaksFarmsHumansItalySwineAcetylsalicylic acidEncephalomyocarditis virusPigsSupport therapy

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PMID36829167
PMCPMC9951397
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