Table 1 Porcine pegivirus genome detection rates and viral genome load in serum samples from individual animals and herds from different countries in Europe and Asia1.

From: Genetic variability of porcine pegivirus in pigs from Europe and China and insights into tissue tropism

Country of origin

No. animals

No. herds

No. PPgV pos. animals (%)

No. PPgV pos. herds (%)

Genome load range (copies/ml)

Genome load average (copies/ml)

Germany

652

39

12 (1.8)

8 (20.5)

2.0 × 103–2.0 × 106

3.8 × 105

Poland

186

12

4 (2.2)

3 (25.0)

7.1 × 103–3.3 × 104

1.9 × 104

Italy

200

20

5 (2.5)

2 (10.0)

3.6 × 102–1.6 × 106

5.7 × 105

Serbia

73

7

0 (0)

0 (0)

Switzerland

120

20

0 (0)

0 (0)

Great Britain

87

unknown

9 (10.3)

unknown

1.7 × 103–1.2 × 106

5.5 × 105

China

218

12

17 (7.8)

7 (58.3)

2.4 × 102–1.2 × 106

2.9 × 105

Taiwan

200

22

0 (0)

0(0)

Total

1,736

132

47 (2.7)

20 (15.2)

2.4 × 102–2.0 × 106

3.8 × 105

  1. 1PPgV, porcine pegivirus; pos., positive.