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Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus

A species of ARTERIVIRUS causing reproductive and respiratory disease in pigs. The European strain is called Lelystad virus. Airborne transmission is common.

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Abstract

A species of ARTERIVIRUS causing reproductive and respiratory disease in pigs. The European strain is called Lelystad virus. Airborne transmission is common.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • PRRSV
  • Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus
  • Swine Infertility Respiratory Syndrome Virus
  • Swine Infertility and Respiratory Syndrome Virus
  • Lelystad Virus

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Aspects Covered

13 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure.

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Indexing Annotation

infection = PORCINE REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYNDROME

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History Note

2002 (1997)

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Previous Indexing

  • Arenavirus (1993-1996)
  • RNA Viruses (1993-1994)
  • Togaviridae (1992)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019316. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019316
  2. Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betaarterivirus_suid_1
  3. Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1760147