Prevention and Control of Swine Infectious Diseases

Dear Colleagues,

Disease, especially infectious disease, is one of the determinants of stability of swine production worldwide. Though a number of strategies have been developed for the prevention and control of swine infectious diseases, they are not yet enough for the complex situations including a variety of pathogens, different virulence strains for one pathogen, different serotype strains for one pathogen, and so on. Epidemiological studies have provided novel information about infectious disease characters. Progress in detection methods has benefited clinical studies in swine. Furthermore, progress in vaccine development has seen improvement according to epidemiological data.

This Special Issue of Veterinary Sciences will welcome original research and review articles aiming to provide an overview of advances in the prevention and control of infectious swine diseases. In this issue, research will focus on epidemiological studies in swine farms, progress of detection methods for different swine pathogens, and progress in vaccine development. Genomic analysis of different pathogens, characteristic of novel antigens, as well as effects of novel adjuvants will also be included in this Special Issue. Additionally, other research areas related to the prevention and control of swine disease are welcome.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Yafeng Qiu
Prof. Dr. Bin Zhou
Guest Editors

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