“…PED has been diagnosed by detection of virus and/or its antigens in feces, or by demonstration of seroconversion, using indirect immunofluorescence test (IIFT) [7,20,21], immunofluorecence blocking test (IFBT) [27], enzymelinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) blocking test [2] and ELISA [9]; but these methods are time-consuming and require expertise. Recently, PCR has commonly been used to detect genes of viruses, bacteria and protozoa [17,25,26], for time-saving and because of the limited availability of samples.…”