Coinfection in Porcine Circovirus Type 2
The Role of Coinfection in Porcine Circovirus Type 2 Associated Disease (PCVAD)
Published: October 13, 2010
Summary
The pathogenesis of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infections in pigs is still not completely understood. PCV2 has a tropism for lymphoid tissues where it is associated with depletion of follicles and histiocytic infiltration thereby accumulating in large numbers mainly in the cytoplasm of macrophages (1).PCV2 belongs to the Circoviridae family and is one of the smallest known single-strande...
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Iowa State University
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5 de enero de 2012
It's very imporntant for aplication of virus-vaccines in piggerie, especially against PR. I have some arguments from Ukrainian practice. D-r A. Buzun
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5 de enero de 2012
But much more important the PCV-2 tropism to fatty tissues as like as brain: damage of hypothalamus = swine growing problems. Ibid
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