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SUBMITTER: Adlhoch C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2918565 | biostudies-literature | 2010
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Adlhoch Cornelia C Kaiser Marco M Ellerbrok Heinz H Pauli Georg G
Virology journal 20100725
Porcine Hokovirus (PHoV) was recently discovered in Hong Kong. This new Parvovirus of pigs is closely related to the human Parvoviruses 4 and 5 (PARV4/5) and bovine Hokovirus (BHoV). So far, nothing is known about the presence and prevalence of PHoV in regions of the world other than Hong Kong. A study was initiated to investigate PHoV in German wild boars from five different geographical regions, using a newly established quantitative real-time PCR assay. Analysis of collected liver and serum s ...[more]