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Atypical porcine pestivirus (APPV) screening in the German pig sector revealed a high prevalence of highly variable strains and provided the first indication of a cell culture isolate.
Demonstrates high prevalence and genetic variability of atypical porcine pestivirus in Germany and reports a cell culture isolate for future research.
High APPV prevalence in German swine may signal emerging risk; first isolate leaves open pathogenesis questions for future study.
Recently, a novel atypical porcine pestivirus (APPV) with significant distribution was described in the USA. Subsequent screening of the German pig sector showed a high prevalence of APPV with high variability among strains. First indication of a cell culture isolate is provided which will allow further investigations like pathogenesis studies.
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Beer et al. (2016) studied this question. Atypical porcine pestivirus (APPV) screening in the German pig sector revealed a high prevalence of highly variable strains and provided the first indication of a cell culture isolate.
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