China’s battle to control pseudorabies

03-12-2015 | | |
A piglet with nervous breakdown   a typical clinical sign for Aujeszky s disease.
A piglet with nervous breakdown a typical clinical sign for Aujeszky s disease.
Many swine-producing countries have eradicated the presence of pseudorabies, also known as Aujeszky’s Disease. China on the other hand has experienced an unprecedented outbreak since 2011. Vaccination proves to be an important tool to control PRV. Pseudorabies virus (PRV), the causing agent of Aujeszky’s Disease, is an extremely contagious herpesvirus that causes respiratory disease and reproductive problems, including abortions and stillbirths in breeding swine. In piglets, PRV can cause co


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