Special Issue "Frontiers in Porcine Circovirus 3 in the Swine Population"

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Pigs".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2022.

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Francini Klaumann
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Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
Interests: pcv-3; circovirus; molecular biology; swine diseases; animal health; pig production

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Porcine circoviruses (PCVs) are small viral agents which infect members of the family Suidae. Until 2015, just two species of PCVs were known to be able to infect pigs: PCV-1, no pathogenic, and PCV-2, considered one of the most economically relevant pathogens for the swine industry. Thereafter, a new species was reported and named Porcine circovirus 3. Since its discovery, the virus has been widely found in different countries, indicating a widespread distribution. Retrospectively, the data indicate that PCV-3 has been circulating in the swine population for decades. Beyond that, the viral genome was found in samples from animals with several clinical syndromes or pathological conditions, as well as in healthier animals at a moderate to high range of detection. Meanwhile, the pathogenesis is still unclear.

This Special Issue is focused on obtaining original insight into the molecular epidemiology, immunology, diagnostic methods, data analysis techniques, and pathogenesis of PCV-3 infection in the swine population. It also aims to consolidate useful information to contribute to the advancement of the field.

Dr. Francini Klaumann
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Porcine circovirus 3
  • Pathogen
  • Domestic pig
  • Wild boar
  • Swine population
  • Infection
  • Swine diseases
  • Circovirus
  • Pig production

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Porcine Circovirus 3a Field Strains in Free-Living Wild Boars in Paraná State, Brazil
Animals 2021, 11(6), 1634; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11061634 - 31 May 2021
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Porcine circovirus 3 (PCV-3) was identified in domestic pigs worldwide. Although PCV-3 has also been detected in wild boars, information regarding its circulation in this free-living animal species is scarce. To investigate PCV-3 occurrence in free-living wild boars in Brazil, 70 serum samples [...] Read more.
Porcine circovirus 3 (PCV-3) was identified in domestic pigs worldwide. Although PCV-3 has also been detected in wild boars, information regarding its circulation in this free-living animal species is scarce. To investigate PCV-3 occurrence in free-living wild boars in Brazil, 70 serum samples collected between January 2017 and June 2019 in Paraná state, Brazil were analyzed by PCR assay. Amplicons measuring 330 bp in length were amplified in seven (10.0%) of the serum samples and confirmed to be PCV3-specific by nucleotide (nt) sequencing. As the amplified products from the serum samples yielded only intermediate levels of viral DNA, lung samples from the seven PCR-positive wild boars were also evaluated by PCR. Of these samples, five lung samples were positive and provided high levels of viral DNA. The three lung samples that presented the highest levels of viral DNA were selected for amplification and sequencing of the whole PCV-3 genome. The three full-length sequences obtained were grouped in PCV-3 clade “a”, and the sequences exhibited 100% nucleotide similarity among them. The PCV-3 field strains of this study showed nucleotide and amino acid similarities of 98.5–99.8% and 98.8–100%, respectively, with whole-genome PCV-3 sequences from around the world. Full article
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