Puerto SM, Puerto FI, Polanco GG, González LMR, Alvarez FM, Rodríguez BJC

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Acute Infectious Diarrhoea (AID) is a major problem in animal health that affects the swine industry. It is known that rotaviruses (RV) are frequently associated with AID and the accurate diagnosis in piglets would be of great value to farm producers. Preliminary results of a pilot study designed to investigate the incidence of RV in the faeces of piglets with AID in 15 farms of the state of Yucatan, Mexico, are reported. One hundred and seventy faeces samples from piglets with AID were analyzed for the presence of rotavirus RNA using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Results showed that 15 (8.8%) samples were positive to RV RNA. These samples were obtained from 6 farms. This data indicates that RV should be considered as a potential aetiologic agent of AID in piglets in the state of Yucatan, Mexico.

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