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Genetic diversity of group A rotavirus in swine in Canada

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Group A rotaviruses (RVA) in pigs have been poorly investigated in Canada. In a continued effort to fill this gap, ten finisher swine farms in Quebec, Canada, were sampled over a nine-month period. The presence of RVA was detected in healthy pigs on all farms investigated during the entire sampling period. The genotypes detected included G2, G5, G9 and G11; P[6], P[7], P[13], P[27] and P[34]; and I5 and I14. The predominant types were G2, P[13] and I5, which is different from previous global reports. Various fomites were consistently contaminated by RVA, suggesting that a resident viral flora remains in the farm environment and may play a role in the infection of incoming pigs. The results also suggest temporal or geographical specificities regarding strain distribution on pig farms.

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This project was supported by the Canadian swine cluster of research (Project 1002) and the Science Division of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. We are most grateful to the producers who participated in this project.

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    Virginie Lachapelle, Julie Brassard, Philippe Fravalo, Ann Letellier & Yvan L’Homme

  2. Canadian Food Inspection Agency, St-Hyacinthe Laboratory, 3400 Casavant Blvd. West, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, J2S 8E3, Canada

    Jagdip Singh Sohal, Marie-Christine Lambert & Yvan L’Homme

  3. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Food Research and Development Centre, 3600 Casavant Blvd. West, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, J2S 8E3, Canada

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Lachapelle, V., Sohal, J.S., Lambert, MC. et al. Genetic diversity of group A rotavirus in swine in Canada. Arch Virol 159, 1771–1779 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-013-1951-9

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