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Porcine circovirus 2

Taxonomy pass, October 2026

ICTV species Circovirus porcine2, family Circoviridae. What it is, and what exists against it.

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At a glance

AbbreviationPCV2
ICTV speciesCircovirus porcine2
FamilyCircoviridae
Baltimore classII — ssDNA
Human infectionHuman infection recorded; pattern not classified

Also called: porcine circovirus 2; Circovirus porcine2

Floreoviria › Cressdnaviricota › Arfiviricetes › Cirlivirales › Circoviridae › Circovirus

What it is

Taxonomy copied from ICTV MSL41.v1 / VMR_MSL41.v1.20260729.xlsx. These ranks are not hand-edited; a correction means re-running the fetch against a newer release.

RealmFloreoviria
KingdomShotokuvirae
PhylumCressdnaviricota
ClassArfiviricetes
OrderCirlivirales
FamilyCircoviridae
GenusCircovirus
ICTV identifierICTV20025806
NCBI taxon3048279
Exemplar isolateAY651850

Host evidence

Counts of nucleotide records annotated with that host. Evidence of provenance, not a statement of host range.

Where it occurs

Not searched yet. No country-level occurrence data has been curated for this virus. The WHO reported-case data on this site covers a limited set of diseases; a virus outside it gets no map rather than an empty one.

What it does

Not searched yet. Burden, severity and transmissibility figures have not been curated for this virus yet. When they are, each will carry the exact sentence from its source.

Vaccines

In use against this virus
NameDeveloperPlatformUseStageJurisdictionsTrialsSource
Cirbloc Emulsion for Injection for PigsCeva-Phylaxia Veterinary Biologicals Co. Ltdinactivated wholeRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A014846 (VM EU/2/26/373/001-009); active substance 'Porcin
Cirbloc M Hyo Emulsion for Injection for PigsCeva Animal Health LtdNot searched yetRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A014056 (VM 15052/5083); active substance 'Porcine circovi
CircoMax Emulsion for Injection for PigsZoetis UK Limitedinactivated wholeRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A010719 (VM 42058/5003); active substance 'Porcine circovi
CircoMax Myco Emulsion for Injection for PigsZoetis UK LimitedNot searched yetRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A010532 (VM 42058/5013); active substance 'Porcine circovi
Circovac Emulsion and Suspension for Emulsion for Injection for PigsCeva Animal Health Ltdinactivated wholeRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A006770 (VM 15052/5027); active substance 'Porcine circovi
Ingelvac CircoFlex Suspension for Injection for PigsBoehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbHinactivated wholeRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A007012 (VM 61700/5051); active substance 'Porcine circovi
Mhyosphere PCV ID Emulsion for Injection for PigsLaboratorios Hipra SANot searched yetRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A010443 (VM 17533/5007); active substance 'Porcine circovi
Porcilis PCV Emulsion for Injection for PigsMSD Animal Health UK Limitedinactivated wholeRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A007127 (VM 01708/5054); active substance 'Porcine circovi
Porcilis PCV ID Emulsion for Injection for PigsMSD Animal Health UK Limitedinactivated wholeRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A009166 (VM 01708/5055); active substance 'Porcine circovi
Porcilis PCV M Hyo Emulsion for Injection for PigsMSD Animal Health UK LimitedNot searched yetRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A008947 (VM 01708/5056); active substance 'Porcine circovi
Porcilis PCV M Hyo ID Emulsion for Injection for PigsMSD Animal Health UK LimitedNot searched yetRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A013898 (VM 01708/5132); active substance 'Porcine circovi
Suvaxyn Circo Emulsion for Injection for PigsZoetis UK Limitedinactivated wholeRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A009810 (VM 42058/5073); active substance 'Porcine circovi

Antivirals

Not searched yet. No US-approved antiviral for this virus was found in the openFDA drug label endpoint. Only US labels were searched, and only drugs the FDA classes as antivirals.

Antibodies and immune globulins

Not searched yet. No US-approved antiviral antibody for this virus was found in the openFDA drug label endpoint.

Approval status is not a treatment recommendation. Dosing and eligibility are on the label and in national guidelines. This page does not give medical advice and does not render dosing. A development stage is not a measure of how well something works.

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Cite this page. Porcine circovirus 2. Vaccine Data Navigator, Open Source Medicine Foundation. Built 31 October 2026 from the ICTV Virus Metadata Resource (MSL41) and NCBI Taxonomy/GenBank. https://vaccinedatanavigator.org/virus-navigator/veterinary/viruses/porcine-circovirus-2.html

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