Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS).Review
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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndromeAbstract
The porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), is a viral disease that is manifested in severe reproductivefailure in pregnant sows, lower levels of semen quality in boars, and respiratory problems in pigs of all ages butmainly piglets. Economically it is one of the most important diseases worldwide and is present in the majority ofporcine producing countries, where, in most of them, it is still endemic. The PRRS virus (PRRSV) has a high mutationrate, reason why there is great genetic diversity in the North American linage strains (NA PRRSV), and between theNA PRRSV and the European (EU PRRSV) lineages. This affects strain homogeneity and gives few or null crossantigenicity among strains, which is important for a successful vaccine. The modified virus vaccine, is the onlycommercially available vaccine that provides some level of immunity confidence, but it has shown the possibility torevert to pathogenicity by mutation or recombination with field strains. The commercially available vaccinesare only used to diminish the level of impact of the disease. The virus shows the capacity of immune suppressionand immune regulation, which allows the virus to extend the viremia period in infected animals. The virusspreads through saliva, trans placental and mammal secretions and with a high probability feces, been the maintransmission by direct contact and secondary by infected objects; also shows a posterior selectivity toward alimited lymphoid tissue, this enables it to remain unnoticed until favorable conditions allow the disease todevelop into an outbreak or pandemic.
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