Emily
Editor, Senior Moderator
http://www.ncf-net.org/library/PIV5HostChallenge-0606.htm
"Last of all, the NCF wondered about the potential impact regarding the findings for the SER strain of Parainfluenza Virus-5 in Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS). PRRS outbreaks have occurred on several continents. According to an article published in 2005, "PRRS affected breeding herds and growing-pig populations as measured by a decrease in reproductive health, an increase in deaths, and reductions in the rate and efficiency of growth....PRRS imposes a substantial financial burden on U.S. swine producers and causes approximately $ 560.32 million in losses each year." The NCF now realized that since this SER strain had first been identified in swine and apparently now in humans, this puzzle piece would carry with it serious ramifications, especially if we were dealing with a pandemic. For all those dealing with this disease, this would alter their lives forever often making it a true living hell.
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"Last of all, the NCF wondered about the potential impact regarding the findings for the SER strain of Parainfluenza Virus-5 in Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS). PRRS outbreaks have occurred on several continents. According to an article published in 2005, "PRRS affected breeding herds and growing-pig populations as measured by a decrease in reproductive health, an increase in deaths, and reductions in the rate and efficiency of growth....PRRS imposes a substantial financial burden on U.S. swine producers and causes approximately $ 560.32 million in losses each year." The NCF now realized that since this SER strain had first been identified in swine and apparently now in humans, this puzzle piece would carry with it serious ramifications, especially if we were dealing with a pandemic. For all those dealing with this disease, this would alter their lives forever often making it a true living hell.
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