Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Overview

Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus , also known as Blue-Ear Pig Disease , is a virus that causes a disease of pigs, called Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome . This economically important pandemic disease causes reproductive failure in breeding stock and respiratory tract illness in young pigs. Initially referred to as "mystery swine disease" and "mystery reproductive syndrome," it was first reported in 1987 in North America and Central...