In this episode of The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Mariana Kikuti shares the latest findings on PRRSV variant trends, genetic diversity, and time-to-stability challenges across U.S. production systems. She explains the monitoring process behind variant classification and the obstacles faced when collecting epidemiological data. Discover practical insights into managing multi-strain outbreaks and improving disease surveillance systems. Listen now on all major platforms!

"The main limitation in PRRSV surveillance is the need for data to come directly from people experiencing outbreaks to share the data."

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Dr. Mariana Kikuti holds a DVM from the Universidade Federal do Paraná, an MPH, and a PhD in epidemiology from the Universidade Federal da Bahia. As a Researcher at the University of Minnesota, her work centers on swine infectious disease surveillance and PRRSV molecular epidemiology. Her expertise supports better outbreak understanding and disease transmission analysis.

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What you will learn:

• (00:00) Highlight
• (00:46) Introduction
• (02:00) Variant monitoring process
• (03:30) Genetic sequence analysis
• (04:25) PRRSV diversity trends
• (09:37) Data sharing vs. public health
• (10:57) Stability time challenges
• (14:10) Closing thoughts

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