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Detection and phylogenetic analysis of porcine circovirus type 3 in Taiwan

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Porcine circovirus type 3 (PCV3) is a newly emerging porcine circovirus that infects pig populations worldwide. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of PCV3 in Taiwan and analyzed the phylogenetic relationships between the Taiwanese PCV3 strains and those from other countries. A total of 463 clinical specimens from sick pigs were collected in 2016–2019 and analyzed for PCV3 by PCR. The positivity rate for PCV3 was 10.6% in 2016, increasing markedly to 34.78% in 2019. A phylogenetic analysis based on full-length genomic sequences of PCV3 divided the PCV3 strains into three clades, with the Taiwanese strains in clade 1.

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This work was supported by Grant MOST106-2313-B-042-MY2 from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, Republic of China.

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  1. Graduate Institute of Microbiology and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Road, Taichung, 40227, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Chia-Chun Chang, Ching-Wei Wu, Yu-Chih Chang, Ching-Ying Wu & Chienjin Huang

  2. Research Center for Animal Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Road, Taichung, 40227, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Ching-Wei Wu

  3. Graduate Institute of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Road, Taichung, 40227, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Maw-Sheng Chien

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by C-CC, C-WW, Y-CC, and C-YW. The first draft of the manuscript was written by C-CC. The manuscript was revised by CH and M-SC. All the authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Chang, CC., Wu, CW., Chang, YC. et al. Detection and phylogenetic analysis of porcine circovirus type 3 in Taiwan. Arch Virol 166, 259–263 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-020-04870-6

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