| detection of two porcine circovirus type 2 genotypic groups in united states swine herds. | in late 2005, sporadic cases of an acute onset disease of high mortality were observed in 10- to 16-week-old growing pigs among several swine herds of the united states. tissues from the affected pigs in kansas, iowa, and north carolina were examined, and porcine circovirus type 2 (pcv2) was detected consistently among these tissues. phylogenetically, pcv2 can be divided into two major genotypic groups, pcv2-group 1 and pcv2-group 2. whereas pcv2-group 1 isolates were detected in all the disease ... | 2007 | 17219018 |
| a serosurvey for brucella suis, classical swine fever virus, porcine circovirus type 2, and pseudorabies virus in feral swine (sus scrofa) of eastern north carolina. | as feral swine (sus scrofa) populations expand their range and the opportunity for feral swine hunting increases, there is increased potential for disease transmission that may impact humans, domestic swine, and wildlife. from september 2007 to march 2010, in 13 north carolina, usa, counties and at howell woods environmental learning center, we conducted a serosurvey of feral swine for brucella suis, pseudorabies virus (prv), and classical swine fever virus (csfv); the samples obtained at howell ... | 2012 | 22493123 |