While single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) was once thought to be a relatively rare genomic
architecture for viruses, modern metagenomics sequencing has revealed circular ssDNA …

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is a member of the family Circoviridae, a recently
established virus family composed of small, non-enveloped viruses, with a circular, single …

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) belongs to the viral family Circoviridae and to the genus
Circovirus. Circoviruses are small, single‐stranded nonenveloped DNA viruses that have an …

PCV2 has been highly prevalent in the pig population for decades, prior to the emergence of
associated clinical disease manifestations that severely affected the pig production …

Post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) emerged as a significant disease
affecting pig production in the 1990s although the causal agent, porcine circovirus type 2 …

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is the primary causative agent for porcine circovirus-
associated disease (PCVAD). PCVAD has been the cause of considerable economic losses …

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) causes great economic losses in growing pigs and there
are several reviews on disease manifestations and lesions associated with PCV2 in growing …

Porcine circovirus 3 (PCV-3) has been widely detected in healthy and diseased pigs; among
different pathologic conditions, the strongest evidence of association comes from …

Abortion in sows or the expulsion of foetuses between days 35 and 109 of gestation results
in major financial losses. Abortion is the result of maternal failure due to factors interfering …

During a period of 1.5 months, a newly established pig herd experienced a high number of
mummifications and stillbirths, a high neonatal mortality rate, and many piglets with …