Postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome in farmed wild boars (Sus scrofa) in Rio Grande do Sul

This report concerns an outbreak of postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome in wild boars from commercial herds in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The main clinical signs were progressive wasting, respiratory distress, diarrhea, and ocular discharges. Enhanced lymph nodes and spleens, ascites, hydrothorax, and non collapsed lungs were the principal gross lesions. Varying degrees of lymphohistiocytic infiltrates in lymph nodes, spleen, and intestines were the most significant microscopic changes. Although a total of 26 animals had showed clinical and pathological findings consistent with the disease, only in 11 of them it was possible to confirm a PMWS diagnosis through the association of specific lesions in lymphoid tissues with the presence of the viral antigen detected by immunohistochemistry. These findings were similar to those reported in the swine disease.

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Main Authors:	Corrêa,André Mendes Ribeiro, Zlotowski,Priscila, Rozza,Daniela Bernadete, Borba,Mauro Riegert, Leal,Juliano de Souza, Cruz,Cláudio Estêvão Farias da, Driemeier,David
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal - CBPA 2006
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2006000300004
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