Associations between weather events and PED

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.

In today’s Science Page the MSHMP team explores the connection between weather events and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus outbreaks.

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Seasonality of PEDV incidence in breeding herds during endemic transmission in the U.S.

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 Mariana Kikuti, Xiaomei Yue, Marcello Melini, Emily Geary, Paulo Fioravante, and Cesar Corzo share information regarding how seasons affect PEDV incidents in breeding herds in this week’s Science Page.

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Evaluating the Efficacy of Boot Baths with Wet and Dry Disinfectants for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus

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.

Researchers at Kansas State University (Olivia Harrison, Catherine Grace Elijah, Allison K. Blomme, Haley Ottot, Jianfa Bai, Elizabeth Poulsen-Porter, Jason C. Woodworth, Chad B. Paulk, Jordan T. Gebhardt, and Cassandra K. Jones) share their finding the efficacy of boot baths for control of the spread of porcine viruses.

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Modeling between-farm transmission dynamics of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus: characterizing the dominant transmission routes

Read about PEDV dissemination modeling in today’s Science Page, presented by Jason A. Galvis, Cesar A. Corzo, Joaquín M. Prada, and Gustavo Machado.

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PEDV Detection in Manure Pits Confirmed 841 to 1,949 days after Disease Outbreaks

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.

Today, Dr. Allison and collaborators from Iowa State University and Central Life Science are sharing results regarding the detection of PEDV in manure pits for extended periods after disease outbreaks.

Key points:

  • Determining the origin of a PEDV re-infection at a farm is often difficult or inconclusive.
  • Manure pits have been shown to harbor virus after a farm has transitioned to a negative status.
  • PEDV DNA was found in farm manure pits between 46 and 1,949 days post disease outbreak.
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