Porcine circovirus type 2-associated disease: Update on current terminology, clinical manifestations, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and intervention strategies

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 591-615

  Opriessnig, Tanja ^a   Meng, Xiang Jin ^b   Halbur, Patrick G ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) associated disease (PCVAD); Swine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CIRCOVIRIDAE; PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS 2; SUIDAE; SUS;

DISINFECTANT AGENT; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIGEN; VIRUS VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CIRCOVIRIDAE; CLASSIFICATION; ENTERITIS; FETUS; IMMUNOLOGY; KIDNEY DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STILLBIRTH; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; VETERINARY ABORTION; VIRAL SKIN DISEASE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CIRCOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CIRCOVIRUS; CLASSIFICATION; DISINFECTANTS; ENTERITIS; FETUS; KIDNEY DISEASES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SKIN DISEASES, VIRAL; STILLBIRTH; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VIRAL VACCINES;

EID: 38449105591     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870701900601     Document Type: Review

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