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Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome
Tree Number(s)
C01.925.782.600.100.700
C22.905.700
Unique ID
D019318
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019318
Scope Note
A syndrome characterized by outbreaks of late term abortions, high numbers of stillbirths and mummified or weak newborn piglets, and respiratory disease in young unweaned and weaned pigs. It is caused by PORCINE RESPIRATORY AND REPRODUCTIVE SYNDROME VIRUS. (Radostits et al., Veterinary Medicine, 8th ed, p1048)
Entry Term(s)
Blue-Eared Pig Disease
Mystery Swine Disease
PRRS
Porcine Epidemic Abortion and Respiratory Syndrome
Swine Infertility and Respiratory Syndrome
Previous Indexing
Swine Diseases (1991-1996)
Public MeSH Note
97
History Note
97
Date Introduced
1997/01/01
Last Updated
2019/06/17
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Preferred
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