TGEV & PEDV – A Tale of Two Viruses

Recently, on May 20th,  I posted an article on an outbreak of PEDV in Iowa.  PEDV does not pose a problem with humans. 

Farms in two of the nation's leading pork producing states have tested positive for the potentially fatal porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), U.S. pork industry veterinarian official said Monday.

Here is a site that can help you understand the virus:

May 22, 2013
Dr. Kristi Henderson 

Transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) is a coronavirus of swine that causes transmissible gastroenteritis (TGE) and was first documented in the U.S. in 1946.  Veterinarians and swine producers across the country are familiar with the virus; the disease it causes; and ways to prevent, treat, and control it.  This year, another swine enteric virus - Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV) – of the Coronaviridae family has been found in the U.S.  The PEDV has been identified in other countries since 1971 and is neither regulated as a foreign animal disease nor listed by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).  Furthermore, there are no zoonotic or food safety concerns with either virus.
Clinically, the diseases caused by these viruses are indistinguishable.  The symptomatic treatment and biosecurity for both are similar; however, the vaccine for the TGEV doesn’t seem to be cross-protective for the PEDV.  Distinguishing between the two disease agents requires laboratory diagnostics, which are already available.  Veterinarians should check with their diagnostic laboratory to determine sampling and submission requirements.
Testing for the PEDV currently takes a little longer than it does for the TGEV; however, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services (USDA-APHIS-VS) is working with the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) and the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) laboratories to enhance diagnostics.  The agency’s also collaborating with the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV), the National Pork Board (NPB), and state animal health partners to develop an epidemiological survey that those groups and others can administer to assist in gathering information that may help identify risk factors and management measures for the PEDV.
For additional information, please visit the PEDV web pages of the AASV and NPB.

http://atwork.avma.org/2013/05/22/tgev-pedv-a-tale-of-two-viruses/

Swine virus confirmed in Iowa, Indiana hog herds #PEDV

Excerpt:

May 20, 2013

By P.J. Huffstutter

(Reuters) - Farms in two of the nation's leading pork producing states have tested positive for the potentially fatal porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), U.S. pork industry veterinarian official said Monday.

Three farms in Iowa and one Indiana operation have confirmed cases of the virus, said Dr Lisa Becton, director of swine health information and research for the National Pork Board. The cases in Iowa were located on farms "all across the state, not in one specific area," Becton said.

PEDV does not pose a food safety or health risk to humans and the pork is safe eat. Other animals cannot contract the swine-only virus.

Still, this marks the first time PEDV had been found in the United States, and poises yet another challenge for hog farms still recovering from record-high feed costs from last summer's historic drought.

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Swine veterinarians across the U.S. are collecting samples from pork farms that have reported possible cases and sending them in for testing at National Veterinary Service Laboratories and other sites.

Some veterinarians are also sending in samples of animal feed for testing, to see whether the virus was spread that way, said Dr. Keith Roehr, Colorado's state veterinarian.

"There's a lot of biosecurity and prevention measures in place that prevent the spread of disease. That's what's so puzzling in this case. To be in different states, and to have crossed between different swine operations and between different owners, all of which are painstakingly kept separate to prevent the spread of disease - that's unusual," said Roehr.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/swine-virus-confirmed-iowa-indiana-hog-herds-213309274.html