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Taking a Look at the PED Virus in the News
2013-07-20 00:20:00| National Hog Farmer
Its hard to believe that the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus was first diagnosed in the United States in mid-May. We posted the first story about the PED virus on the http://nationalhogfarmer.com/ Web site on May 20 (See, New Swine Disease Strikes Three States.). Shockingly, here we are, just two months later, and the PED virus is a main topic of discussion in producer circles. There were more than 330 confirmed cases in 15 states as of July 8, according to the National Pork Board. National Hog Farmer Senior Editor Joe Vansickles PED virus stories are in the most read column every day. This week our Web site featured stories on exploring PED virus transmission risk from both manure application and transportation and funding of a study to develop a serological test to detect the virus. National Hog Farmer Blog read more
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