To investigate the evolutionary process by which porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) in the United States hypothetically descended from strains in China, we analyzed PEDV-positive samples collected in China during January 2012-July 2013. Recombination in 2 strain sublineages was likely associated with identification of PEDV in the United States in 2013.

Nationwide porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) outbreaks occurred in late 2013 in the Republic of Korea, resulting in an expansion of genomic data for Korean PEDVs. However, the data available for Korean PEDVs before 2013 are insufficient. Therefore, we sequenced and analyzed the complete genome of a Korean PEDV strain, KUPE21, which was isolated in the early 2000s.

Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) has continued to cause sporadic outbreaks in Thailand since 2007. Previously, PEDV in Thailand was a new variant containing an insertion and deletion in the spike gene. Herein, full-length genome sequences are reported for two variants of PEDV isolates from pigs displaying diarrhea in Thailand.

Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) has emerged in Vietnam since 2009. Herein, full-length genome sequences are reported for three PEDV isolates from pigs displaying severe diarrhea from farms located in northern and southern provinces of Vietnam. The results provide more understanding of the molecular characteristics of PEDV in Vietnam.

Author affiliations: Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (H.-C. Chung, J.-H. Lee, G.-E. Lee, Y.-S. Noh, C.-H. Lee, B.K. Park); Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi, Vietnam (V.G. Nguyen); Green Cross Veterinary Products, Yongin, South Korea (H.-J. Moon); National Forensic Service, Chilgok, South Korea (S.-J. Park); Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon, South Korea (H.-K. ...

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A diarrhea outbreak caused by porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) has been observed in China since December 2010. We report here the complete genome sequence of PEDV strain AJ1102 isolated from a suckling piglet with acute diarrhea, which will help toward understanding the molecular and evolutionary characteristics of the epidemic PEDV in China.

In late 2013, outbreaks of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) infection recurred in South Korea. Genetic and phylogenetic analyses showed that isolates from the outbreaks were most closely related to emergent US strains of PEDV. These US strain-like PEDV variants are prevalent in South Korea and responsible for recent outbreaks in the country.