Tag: infectivity

Do all PRRSV variants have the same level of infectivity?

This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.

University of Minnesota researchers Marcello Melini, Mariana Kikuti, Montse Torremorell, Kimberly VanderWaal, Stephanie Rossow, Jerry Torrison, and Cesar Corzo share the results of a study conducted to measure the infectivity of different PRRSV variants.

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Susceptibility of swine cells and domestic pigs to SARS-CoV-2

This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.

Dr. Meekins and his team shared their latest results regarding how susceptible domestic pigs and cultured swine cells are to SARS-CoV2.

Key points

  • Cultured swine cells are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, but domestic pigs are resistant to infection.
  • Pigs are unlikely to be carriers of SARS-CoV-2 or relevant pre-clinical animal models for the development of COVID-19 vaccines or therapeutics.
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