Emerging diseases often come with familiar names coupled with increased risk and need for response. For example, in the U.S., the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) L1C variant of RFLP 1-4-4 has been a significant challenge in the Upper Midwest for two years and now PRRSV L1C 1-2-4 has become a concern, the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) reports. In Spain, a PRRSV strain with increased virulence known as Rosalia has affected production since 2020.
Because of this, SHIC will be hosting a webinar to discuss these emerging PRRSV strains on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 11 a.m. CT along with the American Association of Swine Veterinarians and Iowa State University’s Swine Medicine Education Center.
Webinar participants include
- Dr. Enric Mateu, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
- Dr. Daniel Linhares and Dr. Giovani Trevisan, Iowa State University
- Dr. Clayton Johnson, Carthage Veterinary Service in Illinois
- Dr. Paul Yeske, Swine Vet Center in Minnesota
All have hands-on experience with emerging PRRSV strains and will share their perspectives on clinical presentation, production losses, detection and spread, regional differences, response strategies and what they have found to be successful in control or elimination from herds in the US and potential lessons learned from Spain, SHIC reports.
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