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Prevalence of infection and genetic diversity of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Poland.
Journal of wildlife diseases - 1 Jul 2012
Fabisiak Michał, Szczotka Anna, Podgórska Katarzyna, Stadejek Tomasz
Abstract excerpt
Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is a widespread, important pathogen of domestic swine and the causative agent of postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome and other diseases and conditions referred to as "porcine circovirus diseases." Specific antibodies and DNA to PCV2 have also been detected in European wild boars and North American feral pigs. We collected 312 tonsil samples from wild boars shot in 13 of 16...
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