Experimental airborne transmission of PRRS virus

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 99, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 197-202

  Kristensen, C S ^a,b,e   Botner A ^c   Takai, H ^d   Nielsen, J P ^a   Jorsal, S E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Res Ctr Mgmt Anim Prod Hlth   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d Research Centre Bygholm   (Denmark)

^e Danske Slagterier   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Airborne transmission; Pigs; Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus; Serology

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE INFECTION; AIRFLOW; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIVIRUS; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; TUBE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR MOVEMENTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; PORCINE REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; PORCINE RESPIRATORY AND REPRODUCTIVE SYNDROME VIRUS; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; SWINE;

PORCINE REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYNDROME VIRUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 1842687758     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2004.01.005     Document Type: Article

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