Prevalence and Molecular Genetic Evolution of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus in China
Porcine epidemic diarrhea(PED)is an acute intestinal infectious disease caused by porcine epidemic diarrhea virus(PEDV)with main symptom of diarrhea,and is listed as one of common diseases endangering healthy development of China's pig industry for a long time. As PEDV has been continuously evolving and mutating through gene insertion,deletion and recombination,highly pathogenic and mutated strains are continuously appearing,and the antigenicity among various strains is obviously different,leading to the more complicated status of diarrhea in practice. Since October 2010,the outbreak of PED caused by variant strain of PEDV has widely occurred in China,which has caused huge economic losses as the vaccine prepared with the classical strain failed to effectively work. In the paper,the prevalence and molecular genetic evolution of PEDV in China were reviewed,aiming to provide a reference for future research and development of vaccines and diagnostic reagents against the virus.