Publications

characterization of porcine circovirus type 2 in taiwan.	in an effort to understand the genetic diversity of porcine circovirus type 2 (pcv2) and the prevalence of pcv2 infection in taiwanese herds, we have sequenced the complete genomes from pcv2-infected specimens and individually measured the antibody titer against pcv2 from pigs reared in taiwan between the years 2000 and 2002. a total of 623 specimens originating from pigs displaying varied clinical signs were screened with the polymerase chain reaction (pcr). results showed that 309 pigs (49.6%) ...	2004	15187354
porcine circovirus type 2 (pcv2) infection decreases the efficacy of an attenuated classical swine fever virus (csfv) vaccine.	abstract: the lapinized philippines coronel (lpc) vaccine, an attenuated strain of classical swine fever virus (csfv), is an important tool for the prevention and control of csfv infection and is widely and routinely used in most csf endemic areas, including taiwan. the aim of this study was to investigate whether pcv2 infection affects the efficacy of the lpc vaccine. eighteen 6-week-old, cesarean-derived and colostrum-deprived (cdcd), crossbred pigs were randomly assigned to four groups. a tot ...	2011	22129109
genotypic change and phylogenetic analysis of porcine circovirus type 2 in taiwanese pig herds.	porcine circovirus type 2 (pcv2) is the primary causative agent of postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome. two major pcv2 genotypes, pcv2a and pcv2b, have been identified. to explore the prevalence of different subgroups of pcv2 in taiwan, 37 pcv2 isolates collected during 2002-2011 were analyzed. the genotypes of the pcv2 isolates collected before 2007 belonged to either pcv2a or pcv2b. however, all of the isolates collected after 2008 were pcv2b. most of the isolates obtained since 2008 ha ...	2012	22673086
prevalence and genetic variation of porcine circovirus type 2 in taiwan from 2001 to 2011.	porcine circovirus type 2 (pcv2) is the major causative agent of postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (pmws) in taiwanese pig farms. we analyzed the complete genomes of 571 taiwanese pcv2 isolates in taiwan from 2001 to 2011 and divided the isolates into 2 distinct genotypes (pcv2a and pcv2b) with 6 clusters (1a, 1b, 1c, 2b, 2d, and 2e). of the 571 taiwanese pcv2 isolates, 22.9% (131/571) belonged to pcv2a and 77.1% (440/571) to pcv2b. in this study, pcv2a isolates were the most common in ...	2013	23260863