Porcine Circovirus (PCV)
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Viruses".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 11
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Interests: etiology; diagnosis; vaccine development of swine emerging; re-emerging infectious diseases
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Interests: innate immune response; host antiviral immunity; mechanisms of viral immune evasion; host-virus interaction; DNA virus infection; novel animal vaccines; antiviral drugs
Interests: etiology; diagnosis; vaccine development of swine emerging; re-emerging infectious diseases
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Porcine circovirus disease is caused by porcine circovirus (PCV). Infection with porcine circovirus can lead to postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS), enteritis, porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome (PDNS), and sometimes reproductive disorders in pigs. All these syndromes are commonly referred to as porcine circovirus disease (PCVD). These diseases cause economic losses of tens of billions of dollars annually to the global swine industry. The virus has multiple serotypes, with PCV2 being the most extensively studied type. It is already widespread, and commercial vaccines are available. PCV3 and PCV4, discovered in recent years, often co-infect with PCV2, thereby exacerbating the disease progression.
In this Special Issue, we wish to explore current research in PCV. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
Diagnostics, surveillance, and molecular epidemiology of emerging PCV;
Vaccines and immunization strategies for PCV;
In-depth studies on the etiology and pathogenesis of PCV;
Host immunology, defense, and biomarkers for PCV infection.
Dr. Jun Li
Prof. Dr. Yingli Shang
Dr. Chen Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- PCV
- PCV diagnosis
- PCV epidemiology
- PCV vaccines
- PCV pathogenesis
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