Diseases affecting pigs: an overview of common bacterial, viral and parasitic pathogens of pigs Alejandro Ramirez, Iowa State University, USA

Recent events such as the 2009 pandemic influenza outbreak, the continuous spread of African swine fever virus in Eastern Europe and the introduction of several new pathogens into the United States and their spread to Canada, Mexico, Central and South America have emphasized the ability of pig diseases to cross borders rapidly and the importance of global cooperation to improve the health and welfare of pigs. This chapter summarizes recent research on the causes and epidemiology of major bacteria, viruses and parasites found in pig production, focusing on those with a particular impact on safety and global production. Disciplines Large or Food Animal and Equine Medicine | Veterinary Infectious Diseases | Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology Comments This is a chapter from Wiseman, J. Achieving sustainable production of pig meat: Animal health and welfare, vol. 3. Ed. Julian Wiseman, University of Nottingham, UK. Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science ; No. 25. Cambridge, UK: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing (2018). DOI: 10.19103/AS.2017.0013.14. Posted with permission. This book chapter is available at Iowa State University Digital Repository: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/vdpam_pubs/125 http://dx.doi.org/10.19103/AS.2017.0013.14 © Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited, 2018. All rights reserved. Chapter 1 Diseases affecting pigs: an overview of common bacterial, viral and parasitic pathogens of pigs Alejandro Ramirez, Iowa State University, USA