Molecular Investigation of Porcine Circovirus Type 3 Infection in Pigs in Namibia

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 11 May 2021 Italy, Namibia, Italy English Publisher:MDPI AGJournal:Pathogens, volume 10, page 585 (eissn: 2076-0817,

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Authors: Umberto Molini; Giuseppe Marruchella; Frieda Matheus; Yvonne Maria Hemberger; Bernard Chiwome; Siegfried Khaiseb; Giovanni Cattoli; +1 Authors

doi: 10.3390/pathogens10050585

pmid: 34064577

pmc: PMC8150967

handle: 11577/3393031 , 11575/166283 , 11070/3077

Molecular Investigation of Porcine Circovirus Type 3 Infection in Pigs in Namibia

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Porcine circovirus type 3 (PCV-3) infection is widely distributed in domestic pig populations in America, Europe, and Asia. However, no data is currently available about its presence and distribution in Africa. This study investigated the presence of PCV-3 in pigs (n = 122) in Namibia, by means of biomolecular methods. The pig samples collected (n = 122) were representative of the swine industry in Namibia, covering the major pig production facilities in the country. All of the samples tested were negative for PCV-3, and this indicated that the virus was either not present in the country or was circulating at low levels. Further studies are needed to better understand the distribution, if any, of PCV-3 in Namibia.

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Italy, Namibia, Italy

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Keywords

PCR, Namibia; PCR; pigs; porcine circovirus type 3, Communication, R, pigs, Medicine, Namibia, porcine circovirus type 3

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