Abstract
The objectives of this study were to determine if coinfection of segregated early weaned (SEW) pigs with porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and porcine parvovirus (PPV) induces an increase in the incidence of post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) compared to singular PCV2 infection, and to determine if vaccination against PPV protects pigs against PMWS associated with PCV2/PPV coinfection in SEW pigs. Seventy, 3-week-old, SEW pigs were randomly assigned to one of the five groups. Pigs in group 1 (n=14) served as the negative controls, group 2 pigs (n=14) were inoculated with PCV2, group 3 pigs (n=12) were inoculated with PPV, groups 4 (n=16) and 5 (n=14) pigs were inoculated with both PCV2 and PPV. Pigs in groups 1-3 and 5 were vaccinated with two doses of a killed parvovirus-leptospira-erysipelothrix (PLE) vaccine prior to inoculation. The PCV2/PPV-coinfected pigs (groups 4 and 5) had significantly (P<0.05) higher and more persistent fevers than the singular PCV2-infected pigs. One pig in each of the coinfected groups developed clinical disease (fever, respiratory disease, jaundice, weight loss) consistent with PMWS. Lymphoid depletion was significantly (P<0.05) more severe in the dually-infected pigs at 42 days post-inoculation (DPI). Vaccinated, coinfected pigs (group 5) remained viremic significantly (P<0.05) longer and had higher copy numbers of genomic PCV2 DNA in sera at 28, 35, and 42 DPI compared to the unvaccinated coinfected pigs (group 4). PPV-viremia was detected only in the unvaccinated group 4 pigs. PLE-vaccination prevented PPV-viremia but did not prevent clinical PMWS or reduce the severity of lymphoid depletion in PCV2/PPV-coinfected pigs. Evidence of increased incidence of clinical PMWS due to vaccination was not observed in this model.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 209-220 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Veterinary Microbiology |
Volume | 98 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 5 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors thank Ann Vorwald for preparing the PPV-inoculum and for helpful advice with PPV serology. We also thank Pete Thomas and Marlin Hoogland for assistance with animal work. The study was funded by a grant from Pfizer Animal Health, Inc.
Keywords
- Porcine circovirus type 2
- Porcine parvovirus
- Post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome
- Vaccination