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==Introduction==

==Introduction==

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) first appeared in the USA in 1987, although subsequent serologic evidence indicated that it had been circulating for some time prior to being recognised. The disease was seen in Europe in 1990 and reported in Humberside in the UK in 1991. PRRS is caused by an arterivirus, and leads to abortions, mortality and reduced growth, significantly impacting pig welfare and production economics worldwide.

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) first appeared in the USA in 1987, although subsequent serologic evidence indicated that it had been circulating for some time prior to being recognised. The disease was seen in Europe in 1990 and reported in Humberside in the UK in 1991. PRRS is caused by an arterivirus, and leads to abortions, mortality and reduced growth, significantly impacting pig welfare and production economics worldwide. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome is now found in most areas of the world where pigs are raised. Besides Europe and North America, it was identifi ed in China in 1995 and is present in Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Korea among other countries in Asia. Australia, New Zealand, several European countries are currently free of the disease.

==Aetiology==

==Aetiology==

#OIE (2008) [http://www.oie.int/downld/Doc_OIE/PRRS_guide_web_bulletin.pdf PRRS: the disease, its diagnosis, prevention and control.] ''Report of the OIE ad hoc Group on Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome''.

#OIE (2008) [http://www.oie.int/downld/Doc_OIE/PRRS_guide_web_bulletin.pdf PRRS: the disease, its diagnosis, prevention and control.] ''Report of the OIE ad hoc Group on Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome''.

#Laegreid, W (2006) Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome. ''Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology''.

#Laegreid, W (2006) Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome. ''Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology''.