− | There is no treatment for blue eye disease. Medication should be used to control the secondary and associated diseases, which are usually respiratory diseases. | + | There is no treatment for blue eye disease. Supportive medication for respiratory and inflammatory disease should be administered. |
− | There is not an approved vaccine for the control of blue eye disease. An experimental killed-virus vaccine was shown to be effective in preventing or minimising the clinical signs (Stephano et al., 1992). | + | There is no approved vaccine for the control of blue eye disease but killed-virus vaccine has been shown to be effective "Stephano et al., 1992"> Stephano HA, Olvera MJ, Garcia VP, Ramirez MH, Cordoba DJ, 1992. Eficacia de una vacuna inactivada para la prevencion de la infeccion por el paramyxovirus de ojo azul. Mem 27th Congr Assoc Mex Vet Esp Cerdos. Acapulco, Gro., 24-28.. |
− | Preventative health programmes that prevent the entrance of the disease are the most effective method of control. Eliminating blue eye disease from affected herds has been achieved with management practices such as closing the herd to the entrance of new susceptible animals, all-in/all-out systems, washing and disinfecting. The disease appears to be self-limiting if properly managed.
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