Trypsin-independent porcine epidemic diarrhea virus US strain with altered virus entry mechanism

Abstract Background Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV) is a coronavirus that infects the intestinal tract and causes diarrhea and vomiting in older pigs or extreme dehydration and death that could reach 100% mortality in neonatal piglets. In the US, the first PEDV outbreaks occurred in 2013 and...

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Main Authors: Yunjeong Kim, Changin Oh, Vinay Shivanna, Richard A. Hesse, Kyeong-Ok Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-017-1283-1