VetSRev
Database of veterinary systematic reviews
Database of veterinary systematic reviews
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases (2021) 69: 974–985
DOI: 10.1111/tbed.14123
Porcine astroviruses (PoAstVs) have been reported globally and are divided into at least five distinct lineages (PoAstV1-PoAsV5). The primary objective of this review was to summarize the scientific literature about the frequency of detection, associated clinical presentations and type of samples and diagnostic tools used for the detection of porcine astroviruses. The secondary objective was to summarize the body of knowledge about the causal role in disease of PoAstVs using the Bradford Hill framework. A search was conducted using Centre for Biosciences and Agriculture International (CABI), MEDLINE, American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) Swine Information Library (SIL) abstracts, swine conferences including American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) and American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD). From 168 studies identified by the search, 29 studies were eligible. Results indicated that 69% (20/29) of the literature on PoAstVs have been published between 2011 and 2018. Of 29 papers, 52% were detection studies (15 of 29) and 48% (14 of 29) were case-control studies. Seventy-two per cent (21 of 29) reported differential diagnosis and 10% (3 of 29) reported histologic lesions, out of which 67% (2 of 3) associated the detection of PoAstV3 with development of polioencephalomyelitis. PCR-based assays were the most common diagnostic tools.
Rawal, G., & Linhares, D. C. L. (2021). Scoping review on the epidemiology, diagnostics and clinical significance of porcine astroviruses. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 69(3), 974–985. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14123 disease prevalence, epidemiology, diagnosis, diagnostic techniques, polymerase chain reaction, scoping reviews, lines