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REVIEW article

Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol.

Sec. Molecular Viral Pathogenesis

Volume 15 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1647328

This article is part of the Research TopicAdvancements in the Understanding, Diagnosis, and Control of Viral Diseases of Cattle, Goats, and SheepView all 4 articles

The Current Epidemic Status and Prevention and Control of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus in Yaks in China

Provisionally accepted
Zhi  LiZhi Li1Yuan  HanYuan Han1Qing  YuanQing Yuan2Shuqin  WangShuqin Wang2Changjiang  ChenChangjiang Chen3Shandian  GaoShandian Gao4*Ru  MengRu Meng2*
  • 1Qinghai University, Xining, China
  • 2Xining animal disease prevention and control center, Xining, China
  • 3Huangyuan County Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station, Xining, China
  • 4Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China

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In China, yaks are predominantly distributed across the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and surrounding high-altitude regions, including Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Xinjiang and Yunnan. These animals serve as multifunctional resources for local herders, providing meat, dairy, hides, and wool, while also constituting a critical component of the industrial chain in high-altitude ecosystems. Recent epidemiological studies have demonstrated an increasing trend in bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) infection rates among yak populations in provinces such as Gansu, Sichuan, Tibet, and Qinghai. This review not only summarizes the epidemiological status, distribution of viral sub-genotypes, and current prevention and control in yaks across various regions, but also proposes, for the first time, a systematic "Five-dimensional Integration" comprehensive prevention and control model for BVDV, including vaccine breakthrough, precise monitoring, dynamic early warning, population purification, and active prevention, which will provide directed insight for the prevention and control strategies of yaks infected by BVDV.

Keywords: bovine viral diarrhea virus, Yak, Epidemic status, prevention and control, five-dimensional integration

Received: 15 Jun 2025; Accepted: 04 Aug 2025.

Copyright: © 2025 Li, Han, Yuan, Wang, Chen, Gao and Meng. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

* Correspondence:
Shandian Gao, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
Ru Meng, Xining animal disease prevention and control center, Xining, China

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