Swine Health - PRRS
Identification of Genetic Mutations that Confer Escape from Innate or Adaptive Host Immune Responses During PRRSV Infection In Vivo
July 15, 2014By Susan Carpenter
The major goal of the proposed study was to identify specific genetic mutations in the PRRS virus genome that confer escape from host immune responses during PRRSV infection in vivo. The study used...
Swine Health - PRRS
PRRSV protective immunity of broad spectrum: Strategies to induce pan-neutralizing antibodies in a pig
July 8, 2014By Fernando Osorio
The betterment of PRRSV vaccines is a national priority for the swine industry and for USDA as well. National Pork Board’s Swine Research Program and also USDA-AFRI-NIFA research program assign...
Swine Health - PRRS
PRRS Virology Literature Review
July 1, 2014By Dongwan Yoo
Pork producers face many different challenges to the health of their pigs, and PRRS (porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome) is one of such challenges. PRRS emerged in the US for the first...
Swine Health - PRRS
Review of literature for epidemiology and control of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSV) in North America: lessons learned and knowledge gaps
June 23, 2014By Robert B. Morrison
In 1989, a syndrome characterized by reproductive disorders in sow herds and respiratory disease in growing pigs was first reported in the southeastern United States (US) and disease reports...
Swine Health - PRRS
Development of a broadly protective PRRS vaccine candidate: Application of non-toxic enterotoxin and E. coli as the adjuvant-delivery system
May 27, 2014By Ying Fang
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...
Swine Health - PRRS
Design and analysis of PRRSv surveillance: temporal and spatial sampling, mapping, monitoring and automated rapid detection of outbreak
March 6, 2014By Chong Wang
Innovation of cost effective methods for eliminating the PRRSv from individual herds has stimulated hope that the industry may someday eliminate the virus from the U.S. However, exploiting this...
Swine Health - PRRS
Characterization of neutralizing antibody responses to PRRSV and association with host
February 18, 2014By Raymond R. Rowland
Virus neutralization (VN) activity following vaccination or infection with porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is generally considered to be weak and primarily directed...
Swine Health - PRRS
Assessment of heteroclite-vectored cytokines as a means to increase efficiency of modified live PRRSV DIVA vaccine preparations
February 3, 2014By Kay S. Faaberg
Many significant hurdles have complicated vaccine development for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV). This work utilized a naturally occurring byproduct of PRRSV replication...
Swine Health - PRRS
Multi-institutional development and validation of a multiplex fluorescent microsphere immunoassay for the diagnosis of multiple agents in serum and oral fluid
December 26, 2013By Raymond R. Rowland
The overall purpose of this project is to institute a collaboration between Kansas State University (KSU), South Dakota State University...
Swine Health - PRRS
Development of standard methods to compare surveillance between regional porcine reproductive and respiratory virus control projects
December 5, 2013By Derald Holtkamp
The North American Swine industry is engaged in a conversation on a national porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) strategy. The parties involved in the conversation...
