Diarrhoea in pigs induced by rotavirus.
Electron microscope examination of the faeces of scouring pigs revealed virus particles which were morphologically indistinguishable from rotavirus (reo-like), a virus associated with diarrhoea in neonatal pigs (Lecce, King & Mock, 1976). This is the first record of the virus in the Republic of South Africa.
D000818:Animals; D001116:Arenaviridae / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D009975:Orthomyxoviridae / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012328:RNA Viruses / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013019:South Africa; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*