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IRTA
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona - UAB
Occupation: Profesor Titular del Departamento de Sanidad y Anatomía animales. Facultad de veterinaria
Location: España
Article published the December 22, 2025
1 IntroductionMore than 30 years after its emergence, the Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) remains one of the leading causes of economic losses and mortality in the global swine industry. For both PRRSV species, PRRSV-1 and PRRSV-2, infection of pregnant sows has been shown to cause abortions, fetal mummifications and stillbirths (1). Furthermore, infection of sows in la ...
Video published on July 14, 2022
Enric Mateu (Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona) explained the impact of the disease across the world, during IPVS2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Video published on July 14, 2022
Enric Mateu (Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona) talked about protection, antibodies and possible improvements in this area, during IPVS2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
This member gave a presentation on June 22, 2022
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Article published the October 15, 2021
IntroductionThe emergence of Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in the 1980s and early 1990s was a turning point in the ways in which diseases were dealt with in pig farms. The impact of the disease, its rapid spread worldwide (by 1993 the infection was present in America, Europe and Asia) and the unusual features of the virus made evident that a vaccine was urgentl ...
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October 15, 2021