Group B and C porcine rotaviruses identified for the first time in South Africa.
The incidence of rotavirus at a pig farm in Gauteng was determined by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). Faecal specimens were collected from 172 litters over a 6-month period. Rotavirus was detected in 37.8% of piglets exhibiting signs of scouring. When these PAGE patterns were examined, 84.6% group A, 4.6% group B and 10.8% group C rotaviruses were observed. A few specimens subsequently collected from other farms in the Gauteng. North-West and Northern Provinces also contained group B and C electropherotypes. This is the first report of group B and group C rotaviruses in the South African pig population.
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MRC/MEDUNSA Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Medical University of Southern Africa, Medunsa, South Africa.
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D000818:Animals; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D015994:Incidence; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D013019:South Africa; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000821:virology*
D012367:RNA, Viral