You know what they say: not everything is as it seems... That's especially true for diagnosing respiratory diseases in swine: interpretation can be quite a challenge. That is because a respiratory infection may look like a specific disease, but this does not mean we are going to get that diagnosis once we do a PCR. For example, producers and veterinarians are used to seeing post-weaning respiratory diseases with influenza clinical signs; still, we may not get PCR-positive results for influenza in those situations. With that in mind, I talk with Drs. Michael Rahe and Rachel Derscheid about such respiratory issues, especially related to Porcine Astroviruses.

Meet the guest: Dr. Michael Rahe

Experience

• Current: Assistant Professor at Iowa State University

Background

• D.A.C.V.P. (Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine)
• Ph.D., Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology (Iowa State University)
• D.V.M. (Iowa State University)
• M.P.H. (University of Iowa)

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Meet the guest: Dr. Rachel Derscheid

Experience

• Current: Veterinary Pathologist at Iowa State University

Background

• Ph.D., Anatomic Pathology (Iowa State University)
• D.V.M. (Iowa State University)
• B.S. (Iowa State University)

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