Virus-like particles (VLPs) have been shown to be strong activators of dendritic cells (DCs).
DCs are the most potent antigen presenting cells (APCs) and their activation prompts the …

Although single stranded (ss) DNA viruses that infect humans and their domesticated
animals do not generally cause major diseases, the arthropod borne ssDNA viruses of …

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 …

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2)-systemic disease (SD)(initially named as postweaning
multisystemic wasting syndrome) was discovered as an occasional disease affecting …

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infection can lead to porcine circovirus-associated disease
(PCVAD), causing great economic losses to the global swine industry. Conventional …

Porcine circovirus (PCV) type 2b (PCV2b) emerged in North America in 2005–2006. During
May of 2012, PCVAD occurred in 10–18-week-old pigs in two farms within a production …

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is the one of the most economically important pathogens of
pigs. After postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) was first identified and …

Currently, porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is considered the major pathogen of porcine
circovirus associated-diseases (PCVAD) that causes large economic losses for the swine …

The red-crowned crane is one of the rarest crane species, and its population is decreasing
due to loss of habitat, poisoning, and infections. Using a viral metagenomics approach, we …

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is a small, non-enveloped, circular, single-stranded DNA
virus of economic importance in the swine industry worldwide. Based on the sequence …