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Porcine torovirus is a potential enteric swine pathogen with high infection rates globally, though infections are generally asymptomatic and lack specific commercial diagnostic kits or vaccines.
This review summarizes the etiology, diagnostic assays, and epidemiology of Porcine Torovirus (PToV), highlighting the need for further research on its pathogenesis and potential for cross-species transmission.
Porcine torovirus (PToV) is a potential enteric swine pathogen, found at especially high rates in piglets with diarrhea. It was first reported in the Netherlands in 1998 and has emerged in many countries around the world. Infections are generally asymptomatic and have not directly caused large economic losses, though co-infections with other swine pathogens and intertype recombination may lead to unpredictable outcomes. This review introduces progress in PToV research regarding its discovery, relationship with other Toroviruses, virion morphological characteristics, genetic structure and variation, recent epidemiology, diagnostic methods, and possibilities for future research.
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Hu et al. (2019) conducted a review in Porcine Torovirus (PToV) infection. Porcine Torovirus (PToV) was evaluated. Porcine torovirus is a potential enteric swine pathogen with high infection rates globally, though infections are generally asymptomatic and lack specific commercial diagnostic kits or vaccines.
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