Review Article

Epidemiology, Phylogeny, and Evolution of Emerging Enteric Picobirnaviruses of Animal Origin and Their Relationship to Human Strains

Table 2

Picobirnaviruses prevalence studies in domestic and captive animals ( PBVs isolated from respiratory tract).

SpeciesTotal samplesRNA-PAGEpositiveRT-PCRpositivePlace of isolationReferences

Porcine
Porcine91211.6% (106/912)BrazilGatti et al. (1989) [29]
Porcine24411.1% (27/244)VenezuelaLudert et al. (1991) [31]
Porcine756.7% (5/75)CanadaAlfieri et al. (1994) [47]
Porcine5570.4% (2/557)Thailand Pongsuwanna et al. (1996) [32]
Porcine14427.1% (39/144)60.4% (87/144)Venezuela and ArgentinaCarruyo et al. (2008) [33]
Porcine 2010% (2/20)65% (13/20)Hungary Bányai et al. (2008) [34]
Porcine26521.1% (56/265)Argentina Martínez et al. (2010) [35]
Porcine*6033.3% (20/60)China and Sri LankaSmits et al. (2011) [36]
Porcine1118.2% (2/11)18.2% (2/11)IndiaGanesh et al. (2012) [37]

Bovine
Calf5760.7% (4/576)BrazilBuzinaro et al. (2003) [39]
Calf1363.7% (5/136)IndiaMalik et al. (2011) [10]

Equine
Horse714.3% (1/7)IndiaGanesh et al. (2011) [41]

Canine
Dog1631.8% (3/163)BrazilCosta et al. (2004) [74]
Dog3490.9% (3/349)0.6% (2/349)BrazilFregolente et al. (2009) [22]

Lapine
Rabbit21110.9% (23/211)VenezuelaLudert et al. (1995) [60]

Simian
Monkey922.2% (2/92)47.9% (44/92)China and USAWang et al. (2007, 2012) [45, 46]

Avian
Chicken12014.2% (17/120)BrazilAlfieri et al. (1989) [23]
Chicken3783.4% (13/378)BrazilTamehiro et al. (2003) [26]
Chicken8515.3% (13/85)49.4% (42/85)BrazilRibeiro et al. (2014) [27]

Other species
Mammals and birds5133.7% (19/513)ArgentinaMasachessi et al. (2007) [44]
Snake828.5% (7/82)2.4% (2/82)BrazilFregolente et al. (2009) [22]
Rat5625% (14/56)12.5% (7/56)BrazilFregolente et al. (2009) [22]