Risk Factors for Prevalence of EnterotoxigenicEscherichia coli (ETEC) in Diarrheic and Non-diarrheic Neonatal and Weaner Pigs, South Africa / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
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(12): 149-154, 2018.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-776069
ABSTRACT
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) causes neonatal and post-weaning diarrhea in pigs. In order to determine the risk factors, rectal/fecal swabs and visceral organs obtained from pig farms in two regions of South Africa were analyzed microbiologically against risk variables. Seventy-two percent of young pigs were found to be positive for ETEC toxin genes; estB (38.9%), estB/STAP (25%), and estB/LT (13.9%) were dominant. Risk factors for ETEC-diarrhea in pigs include leaving sick piglets in a pen with healthy piglets [odds ratio (OR) = 33.52; P < 0.0001]; water spillage in pen (OR = 42.87; P < 0.0001); hypothermic piglets (OR = 7.29; P < 0.0001); runt piglets in pen with healthy littermates (OR = 3.65; P < 0.0001); and prolonged use of antibiotics (OR = 3.05; P = 0.05).
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Rectum
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South Africa
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Swine
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Swine Diseases
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Weaning
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Epidemiology
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Prevalence
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Risk Factors
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Diarrhea
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Escherichia coli
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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