Highly pathogenic PRRS in China:  From outbreak to control

The heart of China was the first to record occurrence of what later turned out to be Highly Pathogenic PRRS, in the spring of 2006. At the time it was unknown what exactly the origins were of the disease – but now, some years later, causes, effects and treatments have become clearer. By Dr Carlo Maala and Dr Marika Genzow, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health The first international awareness of a new disease in China became evident on the Internet platform Promed, where a report in April 2006