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Historically, the greatest threats to the US swine production are from foreign animal diseases, such as African swine fever (ASF). ASF virus (ASFV) infection can have a deleterious effect on swine...May 27, 2014
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) continues to be a threat to the swine industry. Currently, both modified live virus (MLV) and inactivated PRRS vaccines have been licensed for use...March 6, 2013
Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex (PRDC) is a significant economic problem for swine producers. PRDC outbreaks can cause elevated mortality, decreased feed efficiency, higher cull rates, increased...March 29, 2012
Influenza A virus causes a highly contagious respiratory disease in a variety of avian and...July 26, 2011
Currently, diagnosis of PRRSV infection is by virus antigen, nucleic acid or antibody detection in serum samples. Thus, serum is the standard sample for diagnostic evaluation. However,...May 15, 2008
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus (PRRSV) continues to be a major problem to the pork industry worldwide. The limitations offered by current PRRSV vaccines require the...October 31, 2006
Currently, in the absence of effective vaccines and therapeutic drugs, one of the key approaches to achieve the “National PRRS Elimination” is to identify PRRSV infected pigs, so such...
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