PORCINE HEMAGGLUTINATING ENCEPHALOMYELITIS CORONA VIRUS OUTBREAK IN ARGENTINA

摘要

Porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis (PHE) is an infectious disease affecting mainly pigs under 3 weeks old (1). The disease is caused by PHE coronavirus (PHE-CoV) (2) which comprises a single strain (2). PH E-Co V was first isolated in Canada from brains of suckling piglets with encephalomyelitis, and in England from piglets showing vomiting, anorexia and depression were it was named “vomiting and wasting disease” (VWD).