Role of Transportation in Spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Infection, United States
James Lowe

, Phillip Gauger, Karen Harmon, Jianqiang Zhang, Joseph Connor, Paul Yeske, Timothy Loula, Ian Levis, Luc Dufresne, and Rodger Main
Author affiliations: University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA (J. Lowe); Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA (P. Gauger, K Harmon, J. Zhang, R. Main); Carthage Veterinary Service, Ltd., Carthage, Illinois, USA (J. Connor); Swine Vet Center, P.A., St. Peter, MN, USA (P. Yeske, T. Loula); Iowa Select Farms, Iowa Falls, Iowa, USA (I. Levis); Seaboard Foods, Kansas City, Missouri, USA (L. Dufresne)
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Table
Status of environmental samples from pig transport trailers during an outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infection, Midwestern United States, June 2013*
PCR status after unloading
|
PCR test status before unloading
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
Total
|
Positive |
25 (4.3) |
28 (4.9) |
53 (9.2) |
Negative
|
13 (2.3)
|
509 (88.5)
|
522 (90.8)
|
Total |
38 (6.6) |
537 (93.4) |
575 |
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