Table 2.
Detection of enteric viruses alone or in combination from poult enteritis syndrome (PES)-affected cases
| Number (%) of cases positive for indicated virus |
Number (%) of cases positive for different numbers of viruses |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Method | Rotavirus | TAstV-2/SRV1 | Reovirus | 1 virus | 2 viruses | 3 viruses |
| EM2 | 25 (58) | 13 (30) | 0 | 16 (59) | 11 (41) | 0 |
| RT-PCR3 | 40 (93) | 36 (84) | 17 (40) | 8 (19) | 20 (46) | 15 (35) |
1
TAstV-2 = turkey astrovirus-2 (detected by RT-PCR); SRV = small round viruses (detected by electron microscopy).
2
EM = electron microscopy; reovirus and coronavirus were not detected in any of the PES cases by EM.
3
RT-PCR = reverse transcription-PCR; none of the PES cases were positive for coronavirus by RT-PCR.