Key result
Porcine circovirus 3 (PCV3) was detected in 6 of 14 aborted fetuses, 2 of 8 suckling pigs, and 2 growing pigs with respiratory distress, marking its first detection in Korean pig herds.
Case Report (n=24)
This is the first report of PCV3 detection in Korean pig herds, suggesting it as a potential contributing cause of reproductive failure and respiratory distress.
PCV3 merits consideration in porcine abortion and respiratory cases; case report leaves open its prevalence and causality in Korean herds.
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Kim et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Reproductive failure and respiratory distress (n=24). Porcine circovirus 3 (PCV3) infection was evaluated on Detection of PCV3 by real-time PCR and in situ hybridization. Porcine circovirus 3 (PCV3) was detected in 6 of 14 aborted fetuses, 2 of 8 suckling pigs, and 2 growing pigs with respiratory distress, marking its first detection in Korean pig herds.
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