EPISODE · Jul 8, 2025 · 34 MIN
Episode 46: PRRS virus Classification
from Minnesota's Swine & U · host UMN Swine Extension
In the podcast, Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Drs. Kim VanderWaal and Igor Paploski about PRRS virus Classification. Both are faculty members in the University of Minnesota Veterinary Population Medicine department. PRRS virus Classification is basically naming of the PRRS virus according to the genetic sequencing of the virus. Kim and Igor explain how PRRS viruses were classified previously and changes to how they are being classified based on their work.Learn more about PRRS virus classification featured in the podcastSwine Health Information Center fact sheet on the epidemiological insights on the PRRS-Loom Variant webtoolLink to PRRS-Loom Variant webtoolJournal article published in Epidemiology, Volume 10, Issue 2. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00709-24
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In the podcast, Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Drs. Kim VanderWaal and Igor Paploski about PRRS virus Classification. Both are faculty members in the University of Minnesota Veterinary Population Medicine department. PRRS virus Classification is basically naming of the PRRS virus according to the genetic sequencing of the virus. Kim and Igor explain how PRRS viruses were classified previously and changes to how they are being classified based on their work.Learn more about PRRS virus classification featured in the podcastSwine Health Information Center fact sheet on the epidemiological insights on the PRRS-Loom Variant webtoolLink to PRRS-Loom Variant webtoolJournal article published in Epidemiology, Volume 10, Issue 2. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00709-24
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