The first case of porcine epidemic diarrhea in Canada
journal contribution
posted on 2015-02-01, 00:00 authored by D Ojkic, M Hazlett, J Fairles, A Marom, D Slavic, G Maxie, Soren AlexandersenSoren Alexandersen, J Pasick, J Alsop, S BurlatschenkoIn 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.
