Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is a widespread, important pathogen of domestic swine and the causative agent of postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome and other diseases and conditions referred to as “porcine circovirus diseases.” Specific antibodies and DNA to PCV2 have also been detected in European wild boars and North American feral pigs. We collected 312 tonsil samples from wild boars shot in 13 of 16 districts of Poland, and tested them for PCV2 DNA using a real-time PCR. We detected PCV2 DNA in 75.6% of tested tonsils, and in particular, in 60% of samples from the 2006–07 season, and 91% from 2007–08. The phylogenetic analysis that included 12 PCV2 sequences from wild boars revealed that they belonged to two genetic clusters, PCV2b and PCV2a. We present data on prevalence of PCV2 in Polish wild boars and for the first time report the PCV2a genotype in Poland.
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July 01 2012
PREVALENCE OF INFECTION AND GENETIC DIVERSITY OF PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS TYPE 2 (PCV2) IN WILD BOAR (SUS SCROFA) IN POLAND
Michał Fabisiak;
Michał Fabisiak
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1 Department of Pathology and Veterinary Diagnostics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences–SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159c, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
4 Corresponding author (email: [email protected])
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Anna Szczotka;
Anna Szczotka
2 Department of Swine Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, Aleja Partyzantów 57, 24-100 Puławy, Poland
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Katarzyna Podgórska;
Katarzyna Podgórska
2 Department of Swine Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, Aleja Partyzantów 57, 24-100 Puławy, Poland
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Tomasz Stadejek
Tomasz Stadejek
2 Department of Swine Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, Aleja Partyzantów 57, 24-100 Puławy, Poland
3 Current address: Department of Pathology and Veterinary Diagnostics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences–SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159c, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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J Wildl Dis (2012) 48 (3): 612–618.
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March 01 2011
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December 20 2011
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Michał Fabisiak, Anna Szczotka, Katarzyna Podgórska, Tomasz Stadejek; PREVALENCE OF INFECTION AND GENETIC DIVERSITY OF PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS TYPE 2 (PCV2) IN WILD BOAR (SUS SCROFA) IN POLAND. J Wildl Dis 1 July 2012; 48 (3): 612–618. doi: https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-48.3.612
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