Wild boars (Sus scrofa) are indigenous in many countries in the world. These free-living
swine are known reservoirs for a number of viruses, bacteria and parasites that are …

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is the primary causative agent of porcine circovirus–
associated disease (PCVAD). The virus preferentially targets the lymphoid tissues, which …

Circoviruses are known to infect birds and pigs and can cause a wide range of severe
symptoms with significant economic impact. Using viral metagenomics, we identified …

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 …

Viruses use diverse strategies to impair the antiviral immunity of host in order to promote
infection and pathogenesis. Herein, we found that PCV2 infection promotes the infection of …

Background Porcine circovirus type 3 (PCV3), as an emerging circovirus species, was
reported to be widely circulating in the United States, China, South Korea and Poland …

Porcine reproductive and respiratory disease syndrome (PRRS) is a viral pandemic that
especially affects neonates within the “critical window” of immunological development …

More than two decades after its emergence, porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) remains an
economically important swine pathogen. Commercial vaccines which were first introduced to …

In the past two decades or so, a number of viruses have emerged in the global swine
population. Some, such as porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) …

Acute central nervous system (CNS) infections cause substantial morbidity and mortality, but
the etiology remains unknown in a large proportion of cases. We identified and …