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Porcine virus detected for first time in United States
Story Date: 5/21/2013
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Source: Michael Fielding, MEATINGPLACE, 5/20/13
USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratories has confirmed that porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) has been identified for the first time in the United States. The virus, which causes diarrhea and vomiting, does not affect humans.
It is not a trade-restricting disease, but rather a production-related disease, according to a statement from the National Pork Board. PEDV does not affect pork safety. Pork remains safe to eat.
The news hit the markets hard, with hog futures plummeting in Chicago on Friday after the USDA announced that the virus was identified among hogs in Iowa.
PEDV is transmitted via the fecal-oral route and may appear to be the same as transmissible gastroenteritis (TGE) virus with acute diarrhea within 12-36 hours of onset.
The virus was first recognized in England in 1971. Since then, the disease has been identified in a number of European countries and Canada, and more recently in China, Korea and Japan.
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