Guidance

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) diagnoses in GB: 2016 to 2017

Guidance for vets on PRRS from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome diagnoses in GB: 2016 to 2017

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Figure 1. Main clinical signs reported for GB PRRS diagnoses January 2016 to November 2017 (VIDA)

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Figure 2a. Lungs of weaned pigs with disease due to confirmed PRRS together with Pasteurella multocida infections (warning: image of a removed pigs lung)

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Figure 2b. Lungs of weaned pigs with disease due to confirmed PRRS together with Haemophilus parasuis infections (warning: image of a removed pigs lung)

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Details

Information notes provide vets with further guidance for circumstances such as:

  • unusual seasonal events
  • emerging diseases
  • outbreaks of non-statutory disease

Guidance from APHA’s Surveillance Intelligence Unit (SIU).

Updates to this page

Published 1 November 2018

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