Surveillance for porcine proliferative enteropathy in Alberta by using routine diagnostic laboratory data

Data from the Food Safety Division, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development were analyzed to determine the frequency of diagnosis of porcine proliferative enteropathy (PPE) relative to the diagnosis of other porcine enteric infections between 1993 and 1997. Next to colibacillosis, PPE was th...

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Published in:Canadian veterinary journal 2002-08, Vol.43 (8), p.604-606
Main Authors: Wilson, J.B, Honour, S, Pauling, G.E, O'Connor, B, Benjamin, M, Paradis, M.A, Dick, C.P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alberta - epidemiology
Animals
bacteria
Clinical Laboratory Techniques - veterinary
coccidiosis
digestive system diseases
disease diagnosis
disease surveys
Enteritis - diagnosis
Enteritis - epidemiology
Enteritis - veterinary
Enterocytes - pathology
Hyperplasia - diagnosis
Hyperplasia - epidemiology
Hyperplasia - veterinary
incidence
infectious diseases
Intestinal Diseases - diagnosis
Intestinal Diseases - epidemiology
Intestinal Diseases - veterinary
Scientific
Swine
Swine Diseases - diagnosis
Swine Diseases - epidemiology
viruses
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Summary:Data from the Food Safety Division, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development were analyzed to determine the frequency of diagnosis of porcine proliferative enteropathy (PPE) relative to the diagnosis of other porcine enteric infections between 1993 and 1997. Next to colibacillosis, PPE was the most commonly diagnosed enteric disease among those reported.
ISSN:0008-5286