avian
& livestock assay data sheet
Teschovirus (Teschen-Talfan disease)
Test code:
S0211
- Ultrasensitive
detection of porcine teschovirus serotype 1 by reverse transcription
coupled real time PCR
Porcine teschovirus (PTV) is a picornavirus of swine that can cause a
wide range of clinical signs. This virus only infect pigs. There
are at least 11 distinct serotypes of PTV, PTV-1 through PTV-11.
Most of the 11 serotypes are widely distributed and infect pigs
either asymptomatically or cause disease only in young animals
which do not have well-developed immune responses. However, some
strains of the most virulent serotype (PTV-1) can cause
teschovirus encephalomyelitis, a highly contagious and fatal
neurological disease of pigs. This fatal disease was formerly
called Teschen disease, but is now called teschovirus
encephalomyelitis.
Other strains of PTV-1, as well as other PTV serotypes, can cause milder
disease or inapparent infections in pigs. These milder diseases
have a variety of names including Talfan disease, benign
enzootic paresis and poliomyelitis suum.
Upon ingestion, porcine teschovirus multiplies in the gastrointestinal
tract and associated lymphoid tissues, including the tonsils.
Virus can then be shed in feces and oral secretions.
Convalescent animals can excrete virus in feces for up to 7
weeks. Porcine teschoviruses are readily spread on fomites, and
may be transmitted in inadequately heat-treated pig swill. The
virus can survive in the environment for more than 5 months at
15ºC (59ºF) and can also survive for prolonged periods in liquid
manure.
Utilities:
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Help confirm the disease causing agent
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Identify PTV-1 carriers
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Help ensure that herds and populations are free of this
virus
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Early prevention of spread of the virus among animals
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Minimize human exposure to the virus
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Safety monitoring of biological products that derive
from animals
References:
La Rosa, G., Muscillo, M., Di Grazia, A., Fontana, S., Iaconelli, M. and
Tollis, M. (2006) Validation of rt-PCR assays for molecular
characterization of porcine teschoviruses and enteroviruses. J.
Vet. Med. B. Infect. Dis. Vet. Public Health 53:257-265.
Specimen requirements:
0.2 ml
whole blood in EDTA (purple top) tube, or 0.2 ml feces, or rectal swab, or 0.2
ml CSF, or 0.2 ml urine, or 0.2 ml fresh or frozen tissue.
Contact Zoologix if advice is needed to determine an appropriate specimen type for a specific diagnostic application. For specimen types not listed here, please contact Zoologix to confirm specimen acceptability and shipping instructions.
For all
specimen types, if there will be a delay in shipping, or during
very warm weather, refrigerate specimens until shipped and ship
with a cold pack unless more stringent shipping requirements are
specified. Frozen specimens should be shipped so as to remain
frozen in transit. See
shipping instructions
for more information.
Turnaround time:
2 business days
Methodology:
Qualitative real time PCR
Normal range:
Nondetected
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