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Porcine Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome

MedGen UID:
319036
•Concept ID:
C1721016
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome, Porcine

Definition

A worldwide emerging disease of weaned piglets first recognized in swine herds in western Canada in 1997. This syndrome is characterized by progressive weight loss, rapid (tachypnea) and difficult (dyspnea) breathing, and yellowing of skin. PMWS is caused by PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS infection, specifically type 2 or PCV-2. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPorcine Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Reliability of operational data from pig herds and performance ratings by veterinarians and pig farmers collected during telephone interviews for the evaluation of a PCV2 piglet vaccination.
Nathues H, Meyer-Hamme J, Maass P, Goessl R, Stansen W, Steens R, Grosse Beilage E
BMC Vet Res 2014 Oct 28;10:260. doi: 10.1186/s12917-014-0260-1. PMID: 25348652Free PMC Article
Examination for a viral co-factor in postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS).
Lohse L, Bøtner A, Hansen AS, Frederiksen T, Dupont K, Christensen CS, Baekbo P, Nielsen J
Vet Microbiol 2008 May 25;129(1-2):97-107. Epub 2007 Nov 23 doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.11.018. PMID: 18155366Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Reliability of operational data from pig herds and performance ratings by veterinarians and pig farmers collected during telephone interviews for the evaluation of a PCV2 piglet vaccination.
Nathues H, Meyer-Hamme J, Maass P, Goessl R, Stansen W, Steens R, Grosse Beilage E
BMC Vet Res 2014 Oct 28;10:260. doi: 10.1186/s12917-014-0260-1. PMID: 25348652Free PMC Article
Examination for a viral co-factor in postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS).
Lohse L, Bøtner A, Hansen AS, Frederiksen T, Dupont K, Christensen CS, Baekbo P, Nielsen J
Vet Microbiol 2008 May 25;129(1-2):97-107. Epub 2007 Nov 23 doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.11.018. PMID: 18155366Free PMC Article

Therapy

Reliability of operational data from pig herds and performance ratings by veterinarians and pig farmers collected during telephone interviews for the evaluation of a PCV2 piglet vaccination.
Nathues H, Meyer-Hamme J, Maass P, Goessl R, Stansen W, Steens R, Grosse Beilage E
BMC Vet Res 2014 Oct 28;10:260. doi: 10.1186/s12917-014-0260-1. PMID: 25348652Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Examination for a viral co-factor in postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS).
Lohse L, Bøtner A, Hansen AS, Frederiksen T, Dupont K, Christensen CS, Baekbo P, Nielsen J
Vet Microbiol 2008 May 25;129(1-2):97-107. Epub 2007 Nov 23 doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.11.018. PMID: 18155366Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Examination for a viral co-factor in postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS).
Lohse L, Bøtner A, Hansen AS, Frederiksen T, Dupont K, Christensen CS, Baekbo P, Nielsen J
Vet Microbiol 2008 May 25;129(1-2):97-107. Epub 2007 Nov 23 doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.11.018. PMID: 18155366Free PMC Article

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