GETV was detected in aborted fetuses
A nonspecific band was detected in aborted swine fetuses using CSFV-specific RT-PCR primers (Figure 1A ). The amplicon was purified and sequenced. The sequence was highly homologous (96.45%) to the gene E2 and E3 sequence of Alphavirus GETV by BLAST indicating GETV infection. The sample supernatant was used to inoculate Marc-145 cells for viral isolation and purification. GETV was detected at the third and fourth passage of the cells using the GETV specific primers (Figure1B ).