Hydranencephaly and porencephaly predominated among neuropathologic findings in stillborn and neonatal piglets during the first major outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in Australia
Published online on February 25, 2026
Abstract
Veterinary Pathology, Ahead of Print.
In 2022, piggeries in southeastern Australia experienced an increase in reproductive losses and occasional neurologic disease in neonates with up to 100% mortality in some litters. Molecular testing identified a genotype IV Japanese encephalitis virus (...
In 2022, piggeries in southeastern Australia experienced an increase in reproductive losses and occasional neurologic disease in neonates with up to 100% mortality in some litters. Molecular testing identified a genotype IV Japanese encephalitis virus (...