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. 2019 Jan;66(1):1-6.
doi: 10.1111/tbed.13004. Epub 2018 Dec 28.

First detection and genetic analysis of fox-origin porcine circovirus type 2

Tao Song  1   2   3 , Shoucong Zhang  1   2   3 , Jianxiang Hao  1   2   3 , Shuyang Xin  1   2   3 , Weirong Hui  1   2 , Menghu Tang  1   2 , Wenao Li  1   2 , Rui Tian  1   2 , Xuanfu Liu  1   2 , Ping Rui  1   2   3 , Hai Ren  1   2 , Chunfang Wang  1   2 , Qiyuan Fu  1   2 , Zengjun Ma  1   2   3
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First detection and genetic analysis of fox-origin porcine circovirus type 2

Tao Song et al. Transbound Emerg Dis. 2019 Jan.

Abstract

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is a causative agent of porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD), which is a serious problem in the swine industry worldwide. In recent years, nonporcine-origin PCV2 has attracted more and more attention of the researchers. This study reported on the first identification of PCV2 in farmed foxes with reproductive failure. Three fox-origin PCV2 strains were successfully isolated, sequenced, and designated as FoxHB1, FoxHB2, and FoxHB3 respectively. Pairwise-sequence comparisons of the complete genomes revealed that three fox-origin PCV2 strains had nucleotide identities varied from 91.9% to 99.7% with representative strains of PCV2 different genotypes. Meanwhile, phylogenetic analysis based on complete genomes of 44 PCV2 strains indicated that the fox-origin PCV2 strains belonged to Chinese epidemic genotypes PCV2b and PCV2d. These results provided the first supported evidence that PCV2 could infect foxes, implying that the cross-species transmission of PCV2 would be a big threat to Chinese fur animal-bearing industry.

Keywords: farmed foxes; phylogenetic analysis; porcine circovirus type 2.

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