title: Challenges and opportunities for the control and elimination of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.
abstract: The control and elimination of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) represent two of the most challenging tasks facing the pig industry worldwide. Several factors related to the biology of the virus make disease detection and elimination difficult. Efforts are further hampered by the lack of vaccines that can protect naïve herds from infection. With this in mind, elimination efforts are being initiated which incorporate existing tools and knowledge. A new approach extends herd control strategies to the level of a region. One example of success in PRRSV regional elimination is the Stevens County project in Minnesota.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA. browland@vet.k-state.edu
authors.forename: R R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Rowland
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Morrison
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008460:Meat; D008910:Minnesota; D019318:Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019316:Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus / Q000276:immunology*; D013552:Swine
keywords: PPRS; elimination; porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus; regional control