Porcine sapovirus (PSaV), a potentially emerging disease, will be the main topic of the Swine Health Information Center and American Association of Swine Veterinarians’ next webinar. There is currently no treatment for PSaV infection.
PSaV, a calicivirus, historically has been detected in pigs with and without diarrhea, SHIC reports. Co-infection with other enteric pathogens is common, however PSaV has been identified as the sole cause of diarrhea in some outbreaks. Infection with PSaV is often subclinical while clinical illness occurs most frequently during the post-weaning period. Diarrhea can be mild to severe and is usually self-limiting, although may result in productivity and efficiency setbacks.
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The Zoom webinar, conducted by the Swine Medicine Education Center at Iowa State University, will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. CDT. Speakers will address field experience with PSaV including clinical presentation, production impacts, control/response strategies and other insights.
Confirmed presenters include:
- Marcelo Almeida, DVM, MS, PhD, assistant professor at Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine
- Tom Petznick, DVM, practitioner with ArkCare in Omaha, Neb.
- Will Fombelle, DVM, partner and veterinarian with Carthage Veterinary Services, Carthage, Ill.
- Yanyun Huang, MSc, PhD, DACVP, chief executive officer and anatomic pathologist with Prairie Diagnostic Services Inc. in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Qiuhong Wang, BM, MS, PhD, professor from The Ohio State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine
Participants will offer their personal perspectives with PSaV from field, research, and diagnostic laboratory points of view.
To register for the PSaV webinar, click here.
