Studies for the Pathogenesis and Pathogenicity for the Porcine Circovirus Type 2 Korean Isolates in Weaned Pigs

  • Roh, In-soon (Dept. of Pathology, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service) ;
  • Lee, Ji-youn (Dept. of Pathology, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Servic) ;
  • Lee, Kyoung-woo (Dept. of Pathology, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Servic) ;
  • Kim, Jae-hoon (Dept. of Vet. Pathology, Jeju National University) ;
  • Jean, Young-hwa (Dept. of Pathology, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service)
  • Published : 2003.10.01

Abstract

PMWS is characterised by weight loss and dyspnea combined with pathological findings of interstitial pneumonia and generalized enlarged lymph nodes. Typical histological lesions include multifocal granulomatous pneumonia, and lymphocyte depletion and multinucleated giant cell formation in lymph nodes[1,2]. (omitted)

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