New viral strain kills more hogs in U.S.
CALIFORNIA - A new strain of the swine disease circovirus is killing a larger number of hogs in the United States and the industry is taking steps to combat the growing death toll, a leading veterinarian said.

Preliminary Trials for a PCV2 Swine Vaccine Look Promising
KANSAS - Kansas State University researchers have developed what appears to be a promising vaccine against Porcine Circovirus Type 2 (PCV2), a disease that researchers predict every swine herd in the United States is infected with.

Porcine Circovirus a Global Problem
CANADA - Porcine Circovirus-2 (PCV-2) has become a major health concern not only in the United States, but in other world regions as well, reports JoAnn Alumbaugh.

Kansas State study finds new vaccine effective against deadly viral disease affecting swine
KANSAS - Researchers from Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine have completed a study showing that a newly-developed vaccine is effective against a deadly viral disease that is affecting swine herds in Kansas.

Circovirus takes hold in Iowa
IOWA - Pork producers learned at the Iowa Pork Congress last week that a common swine disease plaguing Canada since the 1990s has reared its head in Iowa herds.

New Vaccines Shown Effective Against Porcine Circo Virus Associated Disease
CANADA - The Western College of Veterinary Medicine reports vaccines released over the past year that are designed to protect pigs from Porcine Circo Virus Associated Disease are proving to be highly effective, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Industry Continues to Search For PCVAD Answers
US - While most swine producers are familiar with the signs and symptoms associated with diseases such as porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) or the swine influenza virus (SIV), porcine circovirus associated disease (PCVAD) is not entirely...

What Can You Do To Combat Circovirus?
US - Porcine circovirus, currently referred to as PCVAD (porcine circovirus and associated diseases) and previously known as PMWS (postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome), affects pigs during finishing, reports Dr. Todd See, Swine Genetics Specialist,...

Producers enquire about circovirus
MINNESOTA - Dr. Barry Kerkaert, DVM was speaking at a pork seminar, but in between sessions he talked to clients on his cell phone about a new and serious disease concern.

Market Preview: Circovirus uncertainties; slow expansion continues
US - Weekly U.S. Market Preview w/e 29th September, provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

New Vaccines Accelerate Reduction of Porcine Circo Virus Associated Disease Related Mortality
CANADA - Farm-Scape: Episode 2256. Farm-Scape is a Wonderworks Canada production and is distributed courtesy of Manitoba Pork Council and Sask Pork.

New Porcine Circo Virus Associated Disease Vaccines Appear to be Working
CANADA - Farm-Scape: Episode 2255. Farm-Scape is a Wonderworks Canada production and is distributed courtesy of Manitoba Pork Council and Sask Pork.

New Vaccines Winning the War Against Major Swine Disease
CANADA - Farm-Scape: Episode 2254. Farm-Scape is a Wonderworks Canada production and is distributed courtesy of Manitoba Pork Council and Sask Pork.

Pork Commentary: You Gotta Believe - Hogs in the 70’s in late August
CANADA - This weeks North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Co-Factors Play Huge Role in Circovirus-Associated Disease
NORTH AMERICA - Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) has been present in the world's pig population a long time. So why is the virus now being blamed for so many mortalities in the Midwest, the Southeast and parts of Canada?

Eastern Canada Hit Hard
CANADA - Between the fall of 2004 and the spring of 2005, finishing units in Quebec were hit hard by disease characterized by wasting, anemic pigs showing respiratory distress, diarrhea, ulcers and dermatitis nephropathy syndrome between 13-18 weeks of...

Easily Confused With Ileitis
US - Clinically, PCV2 is easily confused with ileitis. Observations in the U.S. indicate circovirus is linked to enteric effects, according to Dr. John Kolb, biologics manager for Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.

PMWS and PDNS in the UK
UK - Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) Quarterly Surveillance report on PMWS and PDNS from January to March 2006.

Circovirus Grips Industry
US - Producers and veterinarians alike are struggling to find ways to manage a tiny, common swine virus, and understand why it is suddenly creating havoc in a growing number of U.S. finishing barns.

Researchers Create Vaccine for PMWS
VIRGINIA - Researchers working in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine’s Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Virginia Tech with funding support from Fort Dodge Animal Health Inc. have developed a vaccine to...