Blue eye disease

Porcine orthorubulavirus
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Negarnaviricota
Class: Monjiviricetes
Order: Mononegavirales
Family: Paramyxoviridae
Genus: Orthorubulavirus
Species:
Porcine orthorubulavirus
Member virus[1]
  • La-Piedad-Michoacan-Mexico virus

Blue eye disease is caused by La Piedad Michoacán Mexico virus (LPMV), the only member virus of the species Porcine orthorubulavirus in the Paramyxoviridae family.[2][3] Synonyms for the disease include "Blue Eye Syndrome" and "Porcine Paramyxovirus Blue Eye Disease", and "La Piedad Michoacán Paramyxovirus Infection".

Blue eye disease is a viral disease that is commonly identified by encephalitis, pneumonia, and respiratory diseases in piglets. It also causes reproductive failure in adult pigs, and rarely identifies with corneal opacity, an eye disorder characterized by scarring of the cornea.

  1. ^ "ICTV 9th Report (2011) Paramyxoviridae". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. ^ Stephan, H.; Gay, G.; Ramirez, T. (2 January 1988). "Encephalomyelitis, reproductive failure and corneal opacity (blue eye) in pigs, associated with a paramyxovirus infection". Veterinary Record. 122 (1): 6–10. doi:10.1136/vr.122.1.6 (inactive 1 November 2024). PMID 3363809. S2CID 21575394.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
  3. ^ "Taxonomy". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 24 March 2020.