2+ hour, 46+ min ago   (551+ words) While fruit bats are the natural reservoir for Nipah virus, pigs play a critical role as intermediate or "amplifying" hosts. In the 1999 Malaysia outbreak, pigs were the primary drivers of human infection. "I was in veterinary school when Nipah virus…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (438+ words) A historically rare syndrome in pigs " a severe lung lesion pattern called diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) " is showing up in a growing number of submissions to the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. In pigs with respiratory disease complex, "thumping…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (164+ words) An outbreak of Classical Swine Fever (CSF) has been confirmed near Porto, Brazil, in the northern state of Piau. The outbreak occurred in a backyard farm and does not affect international trade because it took place outside the region that…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (482+ words) Rotavirus may be common throughout the U.S. swine population, but piglet infections on a given farm doesn't have to be inevitable. There are methods and tools to fight the virus. Rotavirus-induced scours is complex, because presence of the virus alone isn't…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (399+ words) Spain has recorded 18 more cases of the deadly African swine fever (ASF) virus in Catalonia as authorities bring in drones and helicopters to help contain the outbreak. On Monday, officials reported 18 additional wild boar deaths, bringing the tally up to…...