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Genetic characterization of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) from pigs in high-seroprevalence areas in southeastern China.
Virus genes - 1 Dec 2007
Shuai Jiangbing, Wei Wei, Li Xiaoliang, Chen Ning, Zhang Zhanfeng, Chen Xueyan, Fang Weihuan
Abstract excerpt
Increasing evidences indicate that porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is the causative agent of the post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS). In this study, the prevalence of PCV2 infection in swine herds in southeastern China was investigated by ELISA and PCR, as well as the genetic characteristics by nucleic acid sequencing. Seroprevalence of PCV2 in samples collected from 89 swine herds was...
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