Episode 9 - PPV: Viral evolution raises vaccine issues

• 35 minutes
• Podcast in Episodes
• Dr. Poul Henning Rathkjen

“There are indications that some of the oldest vaccine strains are not providing full protection against emerging new genotypes of parvovirus” - Dr. Poul Henning Rathkjen, Veterinarian and swine specialist at Boehringer Ingelheim, Danmark

Hear how Dr. Poul Henning Rathkjen (Boehringer Ingelheim Nordic) and Professor Hans Nauwynck (Head of Virology at the University of Ghent’s veterinary medicine faculty in Belgium) assess recent reports of the emergence of new, virulent strains of the porcine parvovirus PPV.

Running time: 35 minutes

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Interested in more information?

Zeeuw et al. 2006, J Gen Virol.

Streck et al. 2011, J Gen Virol.