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

BMC Veterinary Research

Case Report

A. Scollo¹  A. Luppi²  C. Mazzoni³ 

[1] Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Grugliasco, 10095, Torino, Italy;Istituto Zooproflattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell’Emilia-Romagna, 43126, Parma, Italy;Swivet Research sas, 42123, Reggio Emilia, Italy;

关键词: Encephalomyocarditis virus;    Pigs;    Acetylsalicylic acid;    Support therapy;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12917-023-03611-6

 received in 2022-06-30, accepted in 2023-02-17,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

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 presentationThe 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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