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2009 IPRRS Scientific Program Committee:

Luis Enjuanes, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CSIC), Madrid, Spain.
Derald J. Holtkamp, Iowa State University
Michael Murtaugh, University of
Minnesota
Eric A. Nelson, South Dakota State University
Asit K. Pattnaik, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Montserrat Torremorell, University of Minnesota
Hanchun Yang, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Federico A. Zuckermann, University of Illinois

Organizing Committee

Chair: Joan Lunney, USDA-ARS BARC
Co-Chair: Lisa Becton, National Pork Board
Scientific Program Chair: X.J. Meng, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ
Proceedings Editor: Raymond R.R. Rowland, Kansas State Univ

2009 PRRS Symposium Program

2009 PRRS Symposium Program

Updated Program - November 2, 2009

 

Organizing Committee:

Chair: Joan Lunney, USDA-ARS BARC

Co-Chair: Lisa Becton, National Pork Board

Scientific Program Chair: X.J. Meng, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ

Proceedings Editor: Raymond R.R. Rowland, Kansas State Univ

 

Scientific Program Committee:

Luis Enjuanes, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CSIC), Madrid, Spain.

Derald J. Holtkamp, Iowa State University

Michael Murtaugh, University of Minnesota

Eric A. Nelson, South Dakota State University

Asit K. Pattnaik, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Montserrat Torremorell, University of Minnesota

Hanchun Yang, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China

Federico A. Zuckermann, University of Illinois

 

 

Friday, December 4th

 

14:00-17:30       PRRS Symposium Registration (7th floor lobby                                           registration desk)

 

Pre-Symposium Meetings

Grand Ballroom, Salon III (7th floor)

13:30-14:30          NC-229 Business meeting, Joan Lunney, Chair

 

13:30     Introduction - Joan Lunney, Chair

 

13:35     Nominations of new officers and voting by station reps

 

13:40     Discussion of progress and plans by Objective, led by the respective                      Objective Coordinators

 

14:15     Reports from each Objective team

 

14:25     Closing


Friday, December 4th

 

 

USDA NIFA PRRS CAP Workshop

Grand Ballroom, Salon III (7th floor)

 

Europe, United States and China Perspectives on PRRS Research

 

 

Sponsored by the USDA NIFA PRRS CAP

Raymond (Bob) Rowland, Director

(browland@vet.k-state.edu)

 

 

14:30   Welcome - Bob Rowland

 

14:30   PoRRSCon, a European consortium that aims to develop new generation marker

            vaccines and differential ELISAs in order to be able to control PRRS under   

            European circumstances.

            Hans Nauwynck-Coordinator, Laboratory of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,       

            Ghent University, Salisburylaan, Merelbeke, Belgium.

 

14:45   National Pork Board PRRS Virus Control.

            Lisa Becton-Director of Swine Health Research and Information, National Pork Board,    Des Moines, Iowa.

 

15:00  Studies on highly pathogenic PRRSV in China. 

           Shishan Yuan-Department of Swine Infectious Diseases, Shanghai Veterinary Research   

           Institute, The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China.

 

15:15  PRRS Research, the perspective from China.

           Hanchun Yang-College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing,   

           China.

 

15:30  PRRS Coordinated Agricultural Project (CAP): Control and elimination of PRRSV. 

           Raymond (Bob) Rowland-Director, Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology,

           College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas.

 

15:45  Panel

 

 

 


2009 International PRRS Symposium

Molecular, Immunological, Genetic and Epidemiological Approaches for PRRSV Control

 

The 2009 International PRRS Symposium Program has been approved for 12 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval for veterinarians and veterinary technicians. Confirmation forms will be available at the PRRS Symposium Registration Desk; signed forms must be submitted at the registration desk before the end of the Symposium.

 

Keynote presentations: 60/50 minute total with a 50/40 minute oral presentation and a 10 minute interactive discussion.

Oral presentations: 20 minutes total with a 15 minute oral presentation and 5 minutes interactive discussion

 

Friday, December 4th

 

Opening Session
Co-Chairs: Joan Lunney and Lisa Becton

Grand Ballroom, Salon III (7th floor)

 

 

16:00               Welcome, Joan Lunney, Chair – 2009 Intl PRRS Symposium


16:10               Keynote Presentation #1:

                        Swine Influenza and the Need for Rationally Designed Vaccines.
                        Jürgen A. Richt, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

17:15-19:00     Reception and cash bar

17:15-19:00     Poster Session 1 (odd-numbered posters; Grand Ballroom, Salon                                              III, 7th floor)

Saturday, December 5th

Session I: Virus-Host Interaction and Pathogenesis
Co-Chairs: Michael Murtaugh and Hanchun Yang

8:00                 An infection model for the study of PRRS at the population level. 
                        Bob Rowland
. Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

8:20                 PRRSV NSP 1ß inhibits host type I IFN response by antagonizing IRF3                                          activation. 
                        Lalit Beura
. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

8:40                 Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) nonstructural                                  protein 1 (nsp1) functions as an interferon antagonist. 
                        Ying Fang
. South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

9:00                 Inhibition of type I interferon signaling by Nsp11 of PRRSV. 
                       Dongwan Yoo
. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

9:20-10:40       Coffee break

9:20-10:40       Poster session 2 (even-numbered posters; Grand Ballroom, Salon                                              III, 7th floor)

 

Session II: Molecular Biology: Structural and Functional Relationship
Co-Chairs: Luis Enjuanes and Asit Pattnaik

10:40               The role of N-glycosylation of minor envelope glycoproteins of PRRSV on                                       infectious virus production and interaction with the receptor CD163. 
                        Phani Das.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE

11:00               Viral N-acetylglucosamine Facilitates Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory                                  Syndrome Virus Infection of Permissive Cells. 
                        J. Li
. University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN

11:20               The structural proteins of the Chinese highly pathogenic porcine reproductive                                 and respiratory syndrome virus do not contribute to its virulence. 
                        Hanchun Yang.
China Agricultural University, Beijing, China

11:40               Cis-Acting Elements in the 3' terminus of the genome of Porcine Reproductive                                 and Respiratory Syndrome Virus are required for viral RNA synthesis. 
                        Shishan Yuan
. Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China

 

 

12:00               Lunch buffet

 

Session III: Epidemiology, Heterogeneity and Evolution

Co-Chairs: Montserrat Torremorell, and Derald Holtkamp

 

13:00               Keynote Presentation #2:

                        Genetic diversity of PRRSV - global emergence and evolution.

                        Tomasz Stadejek, National Veterinary Research Institute, OIE Reference                                                 Laboratory for PRRS, Poland

 

13:50               A Phylogeny-based Demographical and Geographical Dissection of North                          American Type Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Viruses.

                        Mang Shi. The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

 

14:10               Use of a production region model to evaluate aerosol transmission and                                            biosecurity of PRRSV and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae: Results from a 3-year                               study.

                        Scott Dee. University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN

 

14:30               Infectious dose (ID50) of PRRSV Isolate MN-184 for Young Pigs via Aerosol                                  Exposure.

                        T.D. Cutler. Iowa State University, Ames, IA

 

14:50               PRRS Regional Eradication in Minnesota.

                        Cesar Corzo. University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN

15:10-15:40     Break (refreshments in the poster area)

Session IV: Vaccine and Immunity

Co-Chairs: Federico Zuckermann and Eric Nelson

 

15:40               Steps towards development of a novel mucosal vaccine to PRRSV.

                        Varun Dwivedi. Ohio State University, Wooster, OH

 

16:00               Proficient isolation and titration of field PRRS virus from clinical samples using a               porcine alveolar macrophage cell line.

                        Federico Zuckermann. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 

16:20               Pathogenesis and antigenic characterization of a new East European subtype 3                               porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus strain.

                        Uladzimir U. Karniychuk. Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

 

16:40               Modified live PRRS virus vaccination as a key component in nursery pig                                          performance improvement.

                        G. Spronk. Pipestone Veterinary Clinic, Pipestone, MN

 

 

 

17:00               Adjourn—closing remarks, X.J. Meng, Scientific Program Chair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABSTRACTS

 

 

2009 IPRRSS Keynote Speakers

Abstract No.

 

1- Swine Influenza and the Need for Rationally Designed Vaccines.

            Jürgen A. Richt, DVM, PhD. Dept. Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, Kansas State Univ.,    Manhattan, KS.

 

2- Origin, evolution and diversification of PRRSV.

            Tomasz Stadejek1, Michael P. Murtaugh2. 1National Veterinary Research Institute, OIE Reference                Laboratory for CSF and PRRS, Pulawy, Poland; 2Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences,             University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.

 

 

PRRS CAP Workshop Speakers

Abstract No.

 

3-PRRS Coordinated Agricultural Project (CAP): Control and elimination of PRRSV. 

                R.R.R. Rowland. Dept. Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS.

 

4-National Pork Board PRRS Virus Control.

                L. Becton. Director of Swine Health Research and Information, National Pork Board, Des Moines, IA.

 

5- PoRRSCon, a European consortium that aims to develop new generation marker vaccines and      

            differential ELISAs in order to be able to control PRRS under European circumstances.

              H. Nauwynck ,L. Enjuanes, E. Mateu, C. Vela, E. Giuffra, N. Ruggli, L. Larssen, T. Stadejek, T. Aitali,              

              T. Drew, A. Rebel, S. Yuan, N. Van Long, G. Behrens. Laboratory of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary 

              Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan, Merelbeke, Belgium.

                                                                                                        

 

POSTER ABSTRACTS

 

Virus-Host Interaction and Pathogenesis

 

Abstract/Poster No.

 

6- PRRSV receptor gene CD163 is associated with antibody of PRRSV and SFV.

                Q. Tong, X.D. Liu, L.G. Yang, Y. Yu, C. Wang, J.J. Wu, S.H. Zhao and S.J. Zhang Key Lab of Agricultural      Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University,               Wuhan, China.

 

7- Pulmonary dysfunctions in pigs experimentally infected with PRRSV.

                 J. Wagner*, A. Kneucker, M. Glaser, P. Reinhold. Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis, Friedrich-Loeffler-                Institut, Jena, Germany.

 

8- Establishment of a porcine alveolar macrophage cell line stably expressing porcine CD163         permissive for PRRSV replication. 

                Y. Lee, E. Nam, and C. Lee.  Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South   Korea.

 

9- Modulation of type I interferon production and evasion strategies of PRRSV from the host      defense.

            D. Yoo*1, O. Kim1, C. Song1, Y. Sun1, Y. Du1, and H.C. Liu2. 1Dept. of Pathobiology, University of    Illinois   at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL..2Dept. of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh,         NC.

 

10- Analysis of 39 porcine type I interferons: expression and activity against PRRSV.

            Y. Sang1*, R.R.R. Rowland2, F. Blecha1. Departments of 1Anatomy and Physiology, and 2Diagnostic              Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.

 

11- Using mathematical models to gain insight into host pathogen interactions during PRRSV      infection.

                A.B. Doeschl-Wilson1*, Lucina Galina-Pantoja2.  1Sustainable Livestock Systems, Scottish Agricultural      College, Edinburgh, UK; 2 Pig Improvement Company, Hendersonville, TN, USA. Now at Pfizer Animal             Health, US Swine Veterinary Services.

 

12- PRRS Host Genetics Consortium: Current Progress.

                J.K. Lunney1*, J.P. Steibel2 J. Reecy3, M. Rothschild3, M. Kerrigan4, B. Trible4, R.R.R. Rowland.4 1USDA,      ARS, BARC, APDL, Beltsville, MD; 2Depts. Animal Science, and Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State          Univ., East Lansing, MI; 3Dept. Animal Science, Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA; 4Dept Diagnostic Medicine             and Pathobiology, Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS.

 

13- Characterization of PCV2 growth in R1BL cells.

                Sumathy Puvanendiran and Michael P. Murtaugh. Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences,      University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.

 

14- Results of a program of live virus vaccine and avian specific immunoglobulins against             PRRSv to stabilize a farm and improve productive parameters.

                JD Herrera*1, E. Lucio1, W. González1, J. Chapa1, C. Pérez2, A. Castillo2, JM Doporto.2  1 Investigación        Aplicada S.A. de C.V, Tehuacan, Mexico; 2 Independent advisors.

 

17- An infection model for the study of PRRS at the population level.

                R.R. R. Rowland1*, M. Kerrigan1, S. Bujuru1, B. Trible1, J.K. Lunney2, 1Dept Diagnostic Medicine and         Pathobiology, Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS; 2USDA, ARS, BARC, APDL, Beltsville, MD.

 

18- Quantitative changes of sialoadhesin and CD163 positive macrophages in the implantation     sites and organs of porcine embryos/fetuses during gestation.

            Uladzimir U. Karniychuk* and Hans J. Nauwynck. Laboratory of Virology, Department of Virology,            Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium.

 

19- The M/GP5 glycoprotein complex of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus       binds the sialoadhesin receptor in a sialic acid-dependent manner.

                Wander Van Breedam1*, Hanne Van Gorp1, Jiquan Q. Zhang2, Paul R. Crocker2, Peter L. Delputte1 and       Hans J. Nauwynck1. 1Laboratory of Virology, Department Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium. 2Division of Cell Biology and     Immunology, Wellcome Trust Biocentre, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK.

 

20- Abstract withdrawn

 

21- Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) nonstructural protein 1 (nsp1)             functions as an interferon antagonist.

                Z. Chen1, X. Zhou1, Z. Sun1, S. Lawson1, E.A. Nelson1, J. Christopher-Hennings1, Y. Fang1, 2. 1Dept. of             Vet. Science, 2Dept. of Biology/Microbiology, SDSU, Brookings, SD.

 

22- Analysis of mutations in ovarian tumor domain (OTU) of PRRSV nonstructural protein 2.

                Z. Sun1, Z. Chen1, X. Zhou1, Y. Fang1, 2. 1Dept. of Vet. Science, 2Dept. of Biology/Microbiology,        SDSU,    Brookings, SD.

 

23- Amino acid substitutions in the selected nonstructural and structural proteins of PRRSV         determine the viral virulence in pigs.

                W. Kim1*, D. Sun1, Y. Cho1, S. Liu1, A.T. Loynachan2, V.C. Cooper1, K.J. Yoon1.  1College of              Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. 2Department of Veterinary Science, University of        Kentucky, Lexington, KY.

 

24- Transcriptional Dynamics in PRRSV-infected tissues.

                C. W. Beattie*1, S. L. Brockmeier2 and E. F. Retzel3. 1Dept. of Surgical Oncology, University of Illinois-        Chicago, Chicago, IL. 2USDA ARS National Animal Disease Center, Ames, IA. 3Genomics and                 Bioinformatics, National Center for Genome Resources, Santa Fe, NM.

 

25- Analysis of type-I IFN pathway activation in PAMs with chimeric PRRSV strains.     C.Overend1*, R. Maganti1, M.J. Grubman2, A.E. Garmendia.1 1Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary          Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. 2Plum Island Animal Disease Center, USDA-ARS,   Greenport, NY.

 

26- The porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus requires trafficking through CD163 positive early endosomes, but not late endosomes, for productive infection.

                Hanne Van Gorp*, Wander Van Breedam, Peter L. Delputte and Hans J. Nauwynck. Laboratory of               Virology, Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent          University, Merelbeke, Belgium.

 

27- PRRSV NSP 1ß inhibits host type I IFN response by antagonizing IRF3 activation.

                 Lalit K. Beura*1, Saumendra N. Sarkar2, Sakthivel Subramaniam1, Byungjoon Kwon1, Clinton Jones1,        Asit K. Pattnaik1, Fernando A. Osorio1. 1Nebraska Center for Virology and Dept. of Veterinary Biomedical                Sciences, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 2University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and Department of          Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.

 

28- Increased cytotoxicity is observed following in vitro co-infection of cells with porcine            reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae.

                Cynthia Lévesque, Carl A. Gagnon, Mario Jacques. Groupe de recherche sur les maladies infectieuses du porc (GREMIP) and Centre de recherche en infectiologie porcine (CRIP), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire,    Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada.

 

29- Interaction of PRRSV Nsp1 and the cellular transcription factor PIAS1 (protein inhibitor of   STAT1).

                C. Song1,4, H. C. Liu2, P. Krell3, and D. Yoo4. 1Dept. of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Canada.             2Dept. of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University.         3Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Canada. 4Dept. of Pathobiology,             University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.

 

30- Identification of immunodominant T-cell epitopes present in matrix protein of the highly        pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus strain HuN4.

                Ya-Xin Wang1, Yan-Jun Zhou1, Guo-Xin Li1, Shan-Rui Zhang1, Yi-Feng Jiang1, Ao-Tian Xu1, Hai Yu1,            Meng-Meng Wang1, Li-Ping Yan1, Zong-Yan Cheng1, Zhi-Jun Tian2, Guang-Zhi Tong.1*  1Division of                Swine Infectious Diseases, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural                 Sciences, Shanghai, China; 2National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China.

 

31- Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus controls host immune cells response via Foxp3 expression and AKt pathway.

                V. Lazar*, R. Pogranichniy, Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN, USA.

 

32- Comparison of two cell lines for the propagation of PRRSV. 

                Melissa Pires-Alves*, Anisha Misra, Federico A. Zuckermann and William Laegreid.

                Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine at University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, Urbana, IL.

 

33- Inhibition of type I interferon signaling by Nsp11 of PRRSV.

                Y. Sun*, N. Chen, D. Yoo. Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of         Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.

 

 

 

 

Molecular Biology: Structural and Functional Relationship

 

Abstract/Poster No.

 

34- Large-Scale Parallel Pyrosequencing Technology Reveals PRRSV VR-2332 Nsp2 Deletion    Mutants Stable in Swine.

                Baoqing Guo, Kay S. Faaberg, Kelly M. Lager, and Marcus E. Kehrli, Jr. National Animal Disease Center-                USDA-ARS, Ames, IA.

 

35- The role of N-glycosylation of minor envelope glycoproteins of PRRSV on infectious virus    production and interaction with the receptor CD163.

                Phani B. Das*, Phat X. Dinh, Hiep L. X. Vu, Israrul H. Ansari, Byungjoon Kwon, Fernando A. Osorio, and Asit K. Pattnaik. Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

 

36- Effects of Nsp2 Deletions on PRRSV Genome and Replication Efficiency.

             Raymond K.H. Hui*, Kimberly X. Wang and Frederick C. Leung. School of Biological Sciences, The           University of Hong Kong.

 

37- Cis-Acting Elements in the 3'terminus of the genome of Porcine Reproductive and      Respiratory Syndrome Virus are required for viral RNA synthesis.

                Changlong Liu, Zhi Sun, Haifeng Yuan, Fei Gao, Jiaqi Lu, Shishan Yuan* Department of Swine Infectious                Diseases, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai,     China.

 

 

 

 

38- Functional Dissection of The Nucleocapsid Protein of Porcine Arterivirus.

                Feifei Tan*, Zuzhang Wei, Chunyan Chen, Rong Zhang, and Shishan Yuan. Department of Swine                 Infectious Diseases, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.        Shanghai, China.

 

39- The structural proteins of the Chinese highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory             syndrome virus do not contribute to its virulence.

            Jialong Zhang, Lei Zhou, Xin Guo, Xinna Ge, Hanchun Yang*. College of Veterinary Medicine, China       Agricultural University, Beijing, P.R. China.

 

40- Comparative Analysis of Five Pairs of Parental Virulent/ Live Attenuated Vaccine Strains of North-American Type Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus: Insight of     the Molecular Mutations during the Virulence Attenuation.

                Tong-Qing An1, Zhi-Jun Tian1, Yan Xiao1, Yi Zhang1, Ran Li1, Yao Wang1, Jin-Mei Peng1,                 Yan-Jun Zhou1, Guang-Zhi Tong.1, 2*  1Division of Swine Infectious Diseases, National Key Laboratory        of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural   Sciences, Harbin, China; 2Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural         Sciences, Shanghai, China.

 

41- Expression of ORF 6 protein of Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.

                Jitka Janková, Vladimír Celer. University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Department of               Microbiology and Immunology, Palackého, Brno, Czech Republic.

 

42- Optimization of PCR-based assays for detection of PRRSV in oral fluids. 

                W Chittick,* W Stensland, J Prickett, E Strait, W-I Kim, K Yoon, JJ Zimmerman. Veterinary Diagnostic        Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

 

43- Comparison and Analysis of Genome Sequence of Passages PRRSV Strains. 

                J.Luoa2 , Y.B. Ning1*,Y.B.Liu1, J. Chen3 ,M.Y. Han1, L. Zhang.1  1China Institute of Veterinary Drug                Control, Beijing, China; 2 Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, China; 3 Guangdong Minsun Bio-      pharmaceutical Co., LTD, Guangzhou, China.

 

44- Myristoylation of the small envelop (E) protein of PRRS virus is non-essential for virus           infectivity but affects its growth.

                Y. Du, D. Yoo. Department of Pathobiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL,          USA.

 

45- The GP4 protein of PRRSV is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored protein which   contributes to virus infectivity.

                Y. Du, D. Yoo. Department of Pathobiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL,          USA.

 

46- Gene rearrangements for structural proteins of PRRSV and a novel approach to           immunogenic alteration.

                C. Song1,3, P. Krell2, Y. Du3, and D. Yoo3. 1Depts. of Pathobiology, and 2Molecular and Cellular Biology,    University of Guelph, Canada. 3Dept. of Pathobiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,   Urbana, IL.

 

 

 

 

47- Generation of an infectious clone of HuN4-F112, an attenuated live vaccine strain of highly   pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.

                Shan-Rui Zhang, Yan-Jun Zhou, Zhi-Jun Tian, Hai Yu, Guo-Xin Li, Li-Ping Yan, Yi-Feng Jiang,                     Ya-Xin Wang, Meng-Meng Wang, Ao-Tian Xu, Guang-Zhi Tong* Division of Swine Infectious Diseases,           Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China.

 

48- Genetic characterization of a novel, highly virulent PRRSV isolate from North America.

                 J. C. Schwartz1*, R. G. Jones2, J. E. Abrahante1, M. P. Murtaugh1.  1Department of Veterinary and                Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.  2Livestock Veterinary Services, Kinston,                NC.

 

49- Development of a DAN-launched reverse genetics system for Korean type 1 porcine   reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.

                E. Nam*, M. Sagong, C. Lee. Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South                 Korea.

 

50- Viral N-acetylglucosamine Facilitates Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome          Virus Infection of Permissive Cells.

                J. Li*, M. P. Murtaugh. Dept. of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota, St. Paul,     MN.

 

 

Epidemiology, Heterogeneity and Evolution

 

Abstract/Poster No.

 

51- Spontaneous deletion of nsp2 region associated with cell-adaptation of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.

                Shishan Yuan1*, Xiaomin Wang1,2, Zuzhang Wei1, Yanhua Li1, Xiangjian Li1, Huochun Yao2 .1 Department of Swine Infectious Diseases, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, The Chinese Academy of        Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, PR China; 2 College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, PR China.

 

52- PRRSV receptor level and susceptibility to PRRSV infection increased on cultured     peripheral blood monocytes.

                Liang-hai Wang* and Wen-hai Feng. State key laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, and Department of        Microbiology and Immunology, College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing,        China.

 

53- The current antigenic heterogeneity between PRRSV strains can influence the reliability of     serological surveys.

                Uladzimir U. Karniychuk1*, Marc Geldhof1, Merijn Vanhee1, Jan Van Doorsselaere2, Hans J. Nauwynck1.   1Laboratory of Virology, Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary                 Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium. 2Department of Health Care and Biotechnology,        KATHO Catholic University College of South-West Flanders, Roeselare, Belgium.

 

54- An Outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic American PRRS Virus of the Chinese Strain in the      Philippines.

                Leonilo R. Resontoc, DVM, MPA, Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture, Diliman,                Quezon City, Philippines.   

 

55- A Phylogeny-based Demographical and Geographical Dissection of North American Type      Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Viruses.

                        1Mang Shi, 1Tsan-Yuk Lam, 1Chung-Chau Hon, 2Michael P. Murtaugh, 2Peter Davies, 3 Raymond Kin-Hei Hui,           1Lina Tik-Wim Wong, 1Chi-Wai Yip, 1Jin-wai Jiang, and 1*Frederick Chi-Ching Leung  1School of

                Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, China; Departments of 2Veterinary and Biomedical      Sciences, and 3Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, USA.

 

56- Characterization of the GP4-specific antibody response upon infection with PRRSV.

                M. Vanhee, S. Costers* and H.J. Nauwynck Laboratory of Virology, Department of Virology, Parasitology                and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium.

 

57- Evidence of long distance airborne transport of porcine reproductive and respiratory   syndrome virus and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae.

            S Dee, S Otake, S Oliveira and J Deen, University of Minnesota Swine Disease Eradication Center,

                St Paul, MN.

 

58- Use of a production region model to evaluate aerosol transmission and biosecurity of PRRSV            and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae: Results from a 3-year study.

                S Dee, S Otake and J Deen, University of Minnesota Swine Disease Eradication Center, St Paul, MN.

 

59- A pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of air filtration in large sow herds located in swine-       dense regions.

                Scott Dee1, Gordon Spronk2 and Peter Davies1, 1Swine Disease Eradication Center, University of Minnesota, 2Pipestone Veterinary Clinic, Pipestone, MN.

 

60- UV254 Inactivation of Selected Viral Pathogens.

                TD Cutler,1 SJ Hoff,3 C Wang,1,5 KJ Warren,4 F Zhou,1 Q Qin,2 C Miller2, JF Ridpath,6 K-J Yoon,1                      J Zimmerman1 1Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, 2Department of                Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, 3Department of Agricultural and Biosystems         Engineering, 4Department of Immunobiology 5Department of Statistics, Iowa State University, Ames,          Iowa. 6USDA:ARS:NADC, Ames, Iowa.

 

61- Infectious dose (ID50) of PRRSV Isolate MN-184 for Young Pigs via Aerosol Exposure.

                TD Cutler,1 A Kittawornrat,1 SJ Hoff,2 C Wang,1,3 JJ Zimmerman1 1Department of Veterinary Diagnostic      and Production Animal Medicine, 2Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, 3Department               of Statistics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

 

62- Torque teno virus (TTV) in commercial wean-to-finish populations concurrently infected         with PRRSV.

                J Prickett,1* R Pogranichniy,2 R Main,1 A Clark2, J Zimmerman1 1College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa       State University, Ames, IA. 2Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Comparative             Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

 

63- Abstract withdrawn

 

64- PRRS Regional Eradication in Minnesota.

                Cesar Corzo*, Bob Morrison,  Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary         Medicine University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN.

 

 

65- Potential origin of the newly emerged highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory             syndrome virus in China.

                Tong-Qing An1, Zhi-Jun Tian1, Yan Xiao1, Ran Li1, Jin-Mei Peng1, Tian-Chao Wei1, Yi-Feng Jiang1,              Guang-Zhi Tong1,2,* 1Division of Swine Infectious Diseases, National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin,   China; 2 Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai,            China.

 

66- Prevalence and correlation between PRRS and porcine TT viruses in the Czech Republic.

                Veronika Jarošová, Jitka Janková, Vladimír Celer. University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences                 Brno, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Palackého, Brno, Czech Republic.

 

67- Collection of oral fluid diagnostic samples from individual boars. 

                A Kittawornrat,1* M Engle,2 J Johnson,1 D Whitney,1 C Olsen,1 J Prickett,1 T Schwartz,1 K Schwartz,1           J Zimmerman1   1College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.  2PIC North America,   Hendersonville, TN.

 

68- PRRSV whole genome sequencing via next-generation sequencing.

                Juan E. Abrahante, John C. Schwartz and Michael P. Murtaugh.  Department of Veterinary and   Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.

 

69- High fever disease: genetic variation and pathogenicity of porcine reproductive and    respiratory syndrome virus emerged in China.

                J. Wu1*, J. Li1, F. Tian2, S. Ren1, J. Chen2, Z. Lan2, X. Zhang1, D. Yoo3, Z. Niu4, J. Wang1. 1Shandong Key       Laboratory of Animal Diseases Control and Breeding, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan,       Shandong, China. 2Shandong Center for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, Shandong, China.      3Dept. of Pathobiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne, IL, USA.

 

70- Characterization and pathogenicity of one PRRSV strain with 1-amino-acid deletion at           position 481 of Nsp2.

                Yanhua Li, Shuxian Chen, Lei Zhou, Jialong Zhang, Xin Guo, Xinna Ge, Hanchun Yang*. College of           Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P.R.China.

 

72- A Web-based Database and Phylogenetic Tools to Study Molecular Epidemiology and           Evolution of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV).

                Jun Li, Charles Lai-Yin Wong, Tommy Tsan-Yuk Lam, Mang Shi, Frederick Chi-Ching Leung*. School of    Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

 

73- PriProET based melting point analyses on PRRSV positive field samples. 

                Gyula Balka1,*, Ádám Dán2, Ákos Hornyák3, Andrea Ladinig4, Miklós Rusvai.1  1Department of Pathology and Forensic Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, Budapest,   Hungary; 2 Central Agricultural Office, Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate, Budapest, Hungary; 3         Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István          University, Budapest, Hungary; 4 Clinic for Swine, Clinical Department for Farm Animals and Herd                 Health, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria.

 

74- Molecular epidemiology of PRRS virus infections in Britain.  

                J.P. Frossard*, S. Williamson, D. Westcott, B. Naidu, T. Drew. Veterinary Laboratories Agency      (Weybridge), New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, U.K.

 

 

 

 

75- The first case of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome in Bhutan.

                T. Stadejek1*, V. Raika2, K. Chabros1, K. Rinzin2, S. Parchariyanon3. 1Department of Swine Diseases, OIE   Reference Laboratory for PRRS, National Veterinary Research Institute, Pulawy, Poland.  2National   Centre for Animal Health, Thimpu, Bhutan.  3National Institute of Animal Health, Bangkok, Thailand.

 

 

 

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