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Risk Manag Healthc Policy 2022 5;15:901-908. Epub 2022 May 5.

Unit for Research in Emergency and Disaster, Department of Medicine, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic, declared by the World Health Organization as a public health international emergency concern in March 2020, has caused serious impacts on individuals, families, communities, and societies across the globe. The COVID-19 pandemic not only disrupted the health systems and the economy, but also significantly impacted routine immunization programs.

Aim: To study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on the routine immunization coverage program in the province of Laghman, Afghanistan. Read More

Viruses 2022 03 30;14(4). Epub 2022 Mar 30.

Key Laboratory of Animal Pathogen Infection and Immunology of Fujian Province, College of Animal Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.

Porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD), caused by porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2), has ravaged the pig industry, causing huge economic loss. At present, PCV2b and PCV2d are highly prevalent genotypes worldwide, while in China, in addition to PCV2b and PCV2d, a newly emerged PCV2e genotype detected in the Fujian province has attracted attention, indicating that PCV2 genotypes in China are more abundant. A preliminary study was conducted to better understand the genetic diversity and prevalence of PCV2 genotypes in southern China. Read More

Animals (Basel) 2022 Apr 7;12(8). Epub 2022 Apr 7.

Department of Veterinary Medicine, University Aldo Moro of Bari, 70010 Valenzano, BA, Italy.

Porcine circovirus (PCV) infection is associated with relevant economic impact to the pig industry. To date, four species of PCV (PCV1 to 4) have been identified but only PCV2 has been associated firmly with disease in pigs. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of PCV2 and PCV3 in the wild boar population in Basilicata region, Southern Italy, since this region is characterized by large forested and rural areas and the anthropic pressure is lower than in other Italian regions. Read More

Microorganisms 2022 Mar 18;10(3). Epub 2022 Mar 18.

Institute of Virology, Free University Berlin, 14163 Berlin, Germany.

Erythema multiforme in pigs is an acute, self-limiting disease characterized by red skin areas and often associated with anorexia, fever and respiratory problems. The cause of the disease remains unknown. In a recent study, animals of a commercial breeding herd in Greece were examined, and all animals were found seropositive for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV). Read More

Pathogens 2022 Feb 28;11(3). Epub 2022 Feb 28.

Institute of Virology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria.

During the annual hunt in a privately owned Austrian game population in fall 2019 and 2020, 64 red deer (), 5 fallow deer (), 6 mouflon (), and 95 wild boars () were shot and sampled for PCR testing. Pools of spleen, lung, and tonsillar swabs were screened for specific nucleic acids of porcine circoviruses. Wild ruminants were additionally tested for herpesviruses and pestiviruses, and wild boars were screened for pseudorabies virus (PrV) and porcine lymphotropic herpesviruses (PLHV-1-3). Read More