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==Signalment==
 
==Signalment==
The disease affects all age ranges of pigs and also causes reproductive disorder in the boar.
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The disease affects all age ranges of pigs and also causes reproductive disorder in the boar.
    
==Clinical Signs==
 
==Clinical Signs==
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==Treatment==
 
==Treatment==
There is no treatment for blue eye disease. Supportive medication for respiratory and inflammatory disease should be administered.
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There is no treatment for ''Blue eye disease''. Supportive medication for respiratory and inflammatory disease should be administered.
    
==Control==
 
==Control==
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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..
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There is '''no approved vaccine''' for the control of blue eye disease but killed-virus vaccine has been shown to be effective <ref name="Stephano et al., 1992"> Stephano, H.A., Olvera, M.J., Garcia, V.P., Ramirez, M.H., Cordoba, D.J. (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 to prevent the spread of the disease are the most effective methods of control.  
 
Preventative health programmes to prevent the spread of the disease are the most effective methods of control.  
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