Department of Preclinical Sciences and Infectious Diseases, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wolynska 35, 60-637 Poznan, Poland.
Viruses. 2022 Jan 27;14(2):261. doi: 10.3390/v14020261.
Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) plays a key role in PCV2-associated disease (PCVAD) etiology and has yielded significant losses in the pig husbandry in the last 20 years. However, the impact of two recently described species of porcine circoviruses, PCV3 and PCV4, on the pork industry remains unknown. The presence of PCV3 has been associated with several clinical presentations in pigs. Reproductive failure and multisystemic inflammation have been reported most consistently. The clinical symptoms, anatomopathological changes and interaction with other pathogens during PCV3 infection in pigs indicate that PCV3 might be pathogenic for these animals and can cause economic losses in the swine industry similar to PCV2, which makes PCV3 worth including in the differential list as a cause of clinical disorders in reproductive swine herds. Moreover, subsequent studies indicate interspecies transmission and worldwide spreading of PCV3. To date, research related to PCV3 and PCV4 vaccine design is at early stage, and numerous aspects regarding immune response and virus characteristics remain unknown.
猪圆环病毒 2 型(PCV2)在 PCV2 相关疾病(PCVAD)的病因学中起着关键作用,在过去 20 年中给养猪业造成了重大损失。然而,两种最近描述的猪圆环病毒,即 PCV3 和 PCV4,对猪肉行业的影响尚不清楚。PCV3 的存在与猪的几种临床表现有关。最常报告的是繁殖失败和多系统炎症。在猪感染 PCV3 期间的临床症状、解剖病理学变化和与其他病原体的相互作用表明,PCV3 可能对这些动物具有致病性,并可能导致养猪业的经济损失与 PCV2 相似,这使得 PCV3 值得作为生殖猪群临床疾病的鉴别诊断之一。此外,随后的研究表明 PCV3 在种间传播和全球传播。迄今为止,与 PCV3 和 PCV4 疫苗设计相关的研究处于早期阶段,关于免疫反应和病毒特性的许多方面仍然未知。