Evaluation of alternative strategies to MERV 16-based air filtration systems for reduction of the risk of airborne spread of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 138, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 106-113

  Dee, Scott ^a   Pitkin, Andrea ^a   Deen, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne; Biosecurity; Filtration; PRRS; Spread; Virus

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIRBORNE VIRUS; ARTERIVIRUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; FILTER; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; RISK REDUCTION; SANITATION; SWINE DISEASE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AEROSOLS; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR PRESSURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; HOUSING, ANIMAL; OPEN READING FRAMES; PORCINE REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; PORCINE RESPIRATORY AND REPRODUCTIVE SYNDROME VIRUS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SWINE;

PORCINE RESPIRATORY AND REPRODUCTIVE SYNDROME VIRUS; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 67349092539     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.03.019     Document Type: Article

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