The control and elimination of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) represents one of the most challenging tasks facing the swine industry worldwide. Several factors related to the biology of the virus make disease detection and elimination difficult. Efforts are further hampered by a lack of vaccines that can protect naïve herds from infection. With this in mind, elimination efforts are being initiated which incorporate existing tools and knowledge. The principal focus is at the level of a region.
Elimination of PRRSV and the identification of factors associated with successes and barriers to progress are part of the original PRRS CAP Proposal - Objective 4. For herd control and elimination to be sustainable, the effort must be regional.
PRRS Regional Project Map courtesy of Enrique Mondaca, Boehringer Ingelheim.