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Seneca Valley Virus warrants caution

The Seneca Valley Virus in hogs is far from gone and a swine expert warns against complacency in dealing with the disease.  Swine Health Information Center executive Paul Sundberg DVM says the danger of Seneca Valley Virus is that foot and snout lesions caused by the virus are no different than lesions caused by foot and mouth disease.  Because of that, Sundberg says lesions common to Seneca Valley Virus should be reported to state or federal animal health officials.  So far this year, labs have reported 60 positive cases of Seneca Valley Virus.  Sundberg says there may be an infection in the herd with no apparent signs.  Swine Health Information Center-funded research is looking at variations in the clinical signs of the virus and also at ways to disinfect premises, but Sundberg says there’s still a lot that is unknown.  Although Seneca Valley Virus hurts production, Sundberg says pigs generally recover fully.

AUDIO: Paul Sundberg DVM (3 min. MP3)

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