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Molecular Epidemiology and Pathogenicity Evaluation of Porcine Teschovirus in Tibetan Pigs on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China.
Transboundary and emerging diseases - 1 Jan 2026
Lu Haohao, Zhang Min, Yang Danjiao, Gao Xue, Feng Shuo, Pei Yiwen, Zhang Zhidong, Zhou Long
Abstract excerpt
Porcine teschovirus (PTV) is the causative agent of porcine diarrhea and multisystem disorder and poses a global threat to the health of domestic pigs. However, its epidemic and pathogenic characteristics in Tibetan pigs, which are a unique indigenous breed in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China, remain largely unexplored. Here, we conducted a comprehensive investigation during 2024-2025, in which 303 diarrheic...
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- Animals
- Swine Diseases
- Picornaviridae Infections
- Swine
- Teschovirus
- Phylogeny
