Emergence of a novel pathogenic recombinant virus from Bartha vaccine and variant pseudorabies virus in China

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Pseudorabies virus (PRV), the causative agent of Aujeszky's disease, has resulted in substantial economic losses in the swine industry worldwide. Previous reports have shown that the PRV variant is responsible for the Pseudorabies outbreaks in Bartha-K61-vaccinated farms in China. However, there is limited information about the evolution of recombination of the PRV variant. Here, we isolated two PRV variants from...

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