Pigs

PCV2 was first detected and described in pigs where it is widely distributed. PCV2-specific antibodies have been demonstrated in domestic pigs (Allan and Ellis, 2000) in most countries and most continents. PCV2 was associated with PMWS in 6-week-old wild boar piglets raised under free-range conditions (Ellis et al., 2003). Similarly, PMWS was observed in a 10-month-old male European wild boar in Germany (Schulze et al., 2004), and in a 6-month-old Spanish wild boar (Vicente et al., 2004).

References:

Allan GM, Ellis JA: Porcine circoviruses: a review. J Vet Diagn Invest. 12:3-14, 2000

Ellis J, Spinato M, Yong C, West K, McNeilly F, Meehan B, Kennedy S, Clark E, Krakowka S, Allan G: Porcine circovirus 2-associated disease in Eurasian wild boar. J Vet Diagn Invest. 15:364-368, 2003

Schulze C, Segales J, Neumann G, Hlinak A, Calsamiglia M, Domingo M: Identification of postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome in European wild boar (Sus scrofa). Vet Rec. 154:694-696, 2004

Vicente J, Segalés J, Höfle U, Balasch M, Plana-Durán J, Domingo M, Gortázar C: Epidemiological study on porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infection in the European wild boar (Sus scrofa). Vet Res. 35:243-253, 2004