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ArticlePloS one2015

Effect of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Infectious Doses on Infection Outcomes in Naïve Conventional Neonatal and Weaned Pigs.

Joseph T Thomas, Qi Chen, Phillip C Gauger, Luis G Giménez-Lirola, Avanti Sinha, Karen M Harmon, Darin M Madson, Eric R Burrough, Drew R Magstadt, Holly M Salzbrenner and 4 more

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 83 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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83citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
20.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

83 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 125 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joseph T ThomasDepartment of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America.
Qi ChenDepartment of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America.
Phillip C GaugerDepartment of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America.
Luis G Giménez-LirolaDepartment of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America.
Avanti SinhaDepartment of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America.
Karen M HarmonDepartment of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America.
Darin M MadsonDepartment of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America.
Eric R BurroughDepartment of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America.
Drew R MagstadtDepartment of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America.
Holly M SalzbrennerDepartment of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America.
Michael W WelchDepartment of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America.
Kyoung-Jin YoonDepartment of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America.
Jeffrey J ZimmermanDepartment of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America.
Jianqiang ZhangDepartment of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America.
Iowa State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) was identified in the United States (U.S.) swine population for the first time in April 2013 and rapidly spread nationwide. However, no information has been published regarding the minimum infectious dose (MID) of PEDV in different pig models. The main objective of this study was to determine the oral minimum infectious dose of PEDV in naïve conventional neonatal piglets and weaned pigs. A U.S. virulent PEDV prototype isolate (USA/IN19338/2013) with known infectious titer was serially ten-fold diluted in virus-negative cell culture medium. Dilutions with theoretical infectious titers from 560 to 0.0056 TCID50/ml together with a medium control were orogastrically inoculated (10ml/pig) into 7 groups of 5-day-old neonatal pigs (n = 4 per group) and 7 groups of 21-day-old weaned pigs (n = 6 per group). In 5-day-old pigs, 10ml of inoculum having titers 560-0.056 TCID50/ml, corresponding to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) cycle threshold (Ct) values 24.2-37.6, resulted in 100% infection in each group; 10ml of inoculum with titer 0.0056 TCID50/ml (Ct>45) caused infection in 25% of the inoculated pigs. In 21-day-old pigs, 10ml of inoculum with titers 560-5.6 TCID50/ml (Ct 24.2-31.4) resulted in 100% infection in each group while 10ml of inoculum with titers 0.56-0.0056 TCID50/ml (Ct values 35.3 ->45) did not establish infection in any pigs under study conditions as determined by clinical signs, PCR, histopathology, immunohistochemistry, and antibody response. These data reveal that PEDV infectious dose is age-dependent with a significantly lower MID for neonatal pigs compared to weaned pigs. This information should be taken into consideration when interpreting clinical relevance of PEDV PCR results and when designing a PEDV bioassay model. The observation of such a low MID in neonates also emphasizes the importance of strict biosecurity and thorough cleaning/disinfection on sow farms.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnimals, NewbornCoronavirus InfectionsImmunohistochemistryPorcine epidemic diarrhea virusSwineSwine DiseasesUnited States

Identifiers

PMID26441071
PMCPMC4594914
OpenAlexW1823361762

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