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| ==Pathology== | | ==Pathology== |
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− | Gross necropsy lesions are minimal in the uncomplicated respiratory form of PRRS, but interstitial pneumonitis is a consistent histopathologic finding. There are no gross or histopathologjc lesions noted in aborted or stillborn fetuses,sup>viro</sup>. | + | Gross necropsy lesions are minimal in the uncomplicated respiratory form of PRRS, but interstitial pneumonitis is a consistent histopathologic finding. There are no gross or histopathologjc lesions noted in aborted or stillborn fetuses. |
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| + | Microscopic lesions of the fetus |
| + | and placenta include umbilical vasculitis, interstitial |
| + | pneumonia, myocarditis and pulmonary arteritis but are |
| + | inconsistent and not diagnostic for PRRS (Lager and |
| + | Ackermann, 1994; Lager and Halbur, 1996; Rossow et |
| + | al., 1996b). There may be residual effects of PRRS |
| + | virus infection in sows manifest as a reduced conception |
| + | rate (Lowe et al., 2006). |
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| ==Control== | | ==Control== |