Porcine epidemic diarrhea vaccine evaluation using a newly isolated strain from Korea.

Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) infects pigs and causes an enteric disease that is characterized by vomiting and watery diarrhea. PEDV outbreaks have a tremendous financial impact on the worldwide pork industry. In South Korea, the incidence of PEDV has continued despite nationwide use of attenuated and inactivated vaccines, raising questions regarding the current vaccines' efficacy and the need for new vaccine development.