Title
Probability of Detecting Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Infection Using Pen-based Swine Oral Fluid Specimens as a Function of Within-Pen Prevalence
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2013
Keywords
Diagnostics, enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay, oral fluid, polymerase chain reaction, PSSRV
Abstract
Pen-based oral fluid sampling has proven to be an efficient method for surveillance of infectious diseases in swine populations. To better interpret diagnostic results, the performance of oral fluid assays (antibody- and nucleic acid-based) must be established for pen-based oral fluid samples. Therefore, the objective of the current study was to determine the probability of detecting Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection in pen-based oral fluid samples from pens of known PRRSV prevalence. In 1 commercial swine barn, 25 pens were assigned to 1 of 5 levels of PRRSV prevalence (0%, 4%, 12%, 20%, or 36%) by placing a fixed number (0, 1, 3, 5, or 9) of PRRSV-positive pigs (14 days post PRRSV modified live virus vaccination) in each pen. Prior to placement of the vaccinated pigs, 1 oral fluid sample was collected from each pen. Thereafter, 5 oral fluid samples were collected from each pen, for a total of 150 samples. To confirm individual pig PRRSV status, serum samples from the PRRSV-negative pigs (n = 535) and the PRRSV vaccinated pigs (n = 90) were tested for PRRSV antibodies and PRRSV RNA. The 150 pen-based oral fluid samples were assayed for PRRSV antibody and PRRSV RNA at 6 laboratories. Among the 100 samples from pens containing ≥1 positive pig (≥4% prevalence) and tested at the 6 laboratories, the mean positivity was 62% for PRRSV RNA and 61% for PRRSV antibody. These results support the use of pen-based oral fluid sampling for PRRSV surveillance in commercial pig populations.
Publication Title
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
Volume
25
Issue
3
First Page
328
Last Page
335
Language
en
DOI of Published Version
10.1177/1040638713481471
Publisher
Sage Publications
Rights
Copyright © 2013 Sage Publications
Recommended Citation
Olsen C., Wang C., J. Christopher-Hennings, K. Doolittle, K. Harmon, S. Abate, A. Kittawornrat , S. Lizano, R. Main, E. Nelson, T. Otterson, Y. Panyasing, C. Rademacher, R. Rauh, R. Shah, J. Zimmerman. 2013. Probability of detecting porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection using pen-based swine oral fluid specimens as a function of within-pen prevalence. J. Vet. Diagn. Invest. 25, 328-325.