Michael Wendt

TL;DR: The results of this study strongly suggest that the presence of APPV genomes in newborn piglets correlates with CT, while no association with clinical disease could be observed in viremic adult pigs.

TL;DR: Investigations of serum samples of apparently healthy pigs from different parts of Europe and Asia demonstrate a geographically wide distribution of genetically highly variable APPV and high APPV genome and antibody detection rates.

TL;DR: This is the first field study revealing the presence of prominent histological lesions characteristic for L. intracellularis infection and associated positive pathogen specific PCR and immunohistological results even in subclinically infected pigs.

TL;DR: An online survey of llama and alpaca owners was used to collect data on the population, husbandry, feeding, management measures and health problems as discussed by the authors, and the most common diseases occurring on the farms were endo-and ectoparasites.

TL;DR: Results indicate that E2 represents the main target of neutralizing antibodies in APPV, and this will help to provide valuable serological diagnosis, to understand the epidemiology of this novel pathogen, and to implement tailored prevention strategies.