• Expertise article
• Robbins et al., 2013

A recent study showed Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) costs the US pork industry $1.8 million per day.

• Top publications | June
• Michael C. Rahe and Michael P. Murtaugh

The adaptive immune response is necessary for the development of protective immunity against infectious diseases. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), a genetically heterogeneous and rapidly evolving RNA virus, is the most burdensome pathogen of swine health and wellbeing worldwide. Viral infection induces antigen-specific immunity that ultimately clears the infection. However, the resulting immune memory, induced by virulent or attenuated vaccine viruses, is inconsistently protective against diverse viral strains. The immunological mechanisms by which primary and memory protection are generated and used are not well understood. Here, we summarize current knowledge regarding cellular and humoral components of the adaptive immune response to PRRSV infection that mediate primary and memory immune protection against viruses.

• Top publications | March 2023 | Expertise article
• Juan Manuel Sanhueza et al.

The use of processing fluids to monitor the breeding herd’s porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) status has gained industry acceptance.

• Expertise article
• Choi et al., 2003

Twenty-eight hundred and seventy-two cases of respiratory disease in pigs were analyzed for their etiologic agents.