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  • Title: Persistence of encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) infection in piglets.
    Author: Billinis C, Paschaleri-Papadopoulou E, Psychas V, Vlemmas J, Leontides S, Koumbati M, Kyriakis SC, Papadopoulos O.
    Journal: Vet Microbiol; 1999 Dec; 70(3-4):171-7. PubMed ID: 10596801.
    Abstract:
    Six piglets that had survived experimental infection with encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) were treated with dexamethasone for a period of 5 days. The virus had not been detected in excretions of putative carriers for a period of 13-20 days before the treatment. All piglets showed a rise in cardiac isoenzyme (CK-MB) activity, from the first day of treatment, suggesting myocardial damage. Antibody titres against EMCV remained stable or slightly decreased during treatment. EMCV was isolated from blood, nasal and faecal samples from all piglets on days 2 and 3 after initiation of treatment and from various tissues of three piglets. Four contact piglets, that were housed together with the dexamethasone-treated piglets, became infected, indicating that EMCV was shed by treated piglets. It is suggested that recovered pigs may play an important role in the dissemination of EMCV.
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