Episode 46: PRRS virus Classification

Episode 46: PRRS virus Classification is now available on our Minnesota Swine & U podcast channel.

In the podcast, Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Drs. Kim VanderWaal and Igor Paploski about PRRS virus Classification. Both are faculty members in the University of Minnesota Veterinary Population Medicine department. PRRS virus Classification is basically naming of the PRRS virus according to the genetic sequencing of the virus. Kim and Igor explain how PRRS viruses were classified previously and changes to how they are being classified based on their work.

Listen to episode 46 podcast (~35 Minutes; recorded June 16, 2025)

Learn more about PRRS virus classification featured in the podcast

• Swine Health Information Center fact sheet on the epidemiological insights on the PRRS-Loom Variant webtool
• Link to PRRS-Loom Variant webtool
• Journal article published in Epidemiology, Volume 10, Issue 2. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00709-24