Ohio ADDL Joins the Swine Disease Reporting System Network.
Melanie Prarat, M.S., Central Receiving Section Head
What is the Swine Disease Reporting System (SDRS)?
The Swine Disease Reporting System (SDRS) was initially established in 2018 to report PRRSV RNA detection results by a reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test on porcine samples submitted for testing at four major swine-centric veterinary diagnostic laboratories that represent 95% of all porcine submissions tested in the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) (Trevisan et al., 2019). SDRS includes multiple projects that aggregate data from participating veterinary diagnostic laboratories (VDLs) in the United States of America (USA), and reports the major findings to the swine industry. The goal is to share information on endemic and emerging diseases affecting the swine population in the USA, assisting veterinarians and producers in making informed decisions on disease prevention, detection, and management. The SDRS includes veterinary diagnostic laboratory collaborators from Iowa State University, University of Minnesota, Kansas State University and South Dakota State University.
Why is Ohio ADDL Joining the SDRS?
Ohio is one of the top 10 US states when it comes to hog and pig inventory (USDA NASS). This means the ADDL does a lot of testing for various transmissible diseases in Ohio’s swine herds, including PRRS, swine influenza, swine enteric coronaviruses, and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae. Sequencing is also performed for PRRS and swine influenza to monitor for emerging viruses and epidemiology studies. Ohio ADDL will be contributing data to the SDRS to further enhance its capabilities as a surveillance tool and for early detection of pathogens of economic consequence to US livestock production. Andreia Arruda (Ohio State University) will also be joining the SDRS as a collaborator. If you are interested in learning more about same-day swine testing options at the ADDL, visit our Tests and Fees page or e-mail us at submissions@agri.ohio.gov.
Listen to the ADDL team on this month’s SDRS Podcast/YouTube: L to R: Yan Zhang, DVM, PhD, DACVM; Dennis Summers, DVM, DACVPM; Richard French, DVM, MS, PhD; and Melanie Prarat Koscielny, MS.
To access this month’s national SDRS report, visit the following links:
Read the PDF of SDRS report #44.
Watch SDRS report #44 on YouTube.
Listen to the SDRS report #44 Podcast.
View the SDRS dashboards.
November 3rd is One Health Day. The goal of One Health is to recognize the connection between people, animals, plants, and our shared environment, so we can better work together to achieve the best health outcomes for all. Learn more: One Health
ADDL Attends the 64th Annual AAVLD Meeting in Colorado
Dominika Jurkovic, Ph.D., Bacteriology Laboratory Scientist
Drs. Richard French (Laboratory Director), Jing Cui (Bacteriology Section Head), Yan Zhang (Avian Serology/Molecular Diagnostics/Virology Section Head), Dominika Jurkovic (Bacteriology Laboratory Scientist), as well as Melanie Prarat (Central Receiving Section Head), Kerri Lawrence (Quality Assurance Officer), and Ashley Sawyer (Virology Researcher) represented the ADDL at the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians in Aurora, Colorado from October 21-26th. Two presentations were made by ADDL staff during the meeting.
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Ashley presented, “Comparison of current Brucella canis detection methods used in veterinary diagnostic laboratories,” co-authored by ADDL staff Katie Esbenshade, Amanda Gillard, Melanie Prarat, and Yan Zhang. The poster presentation, “Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Histophilus somni, Mannheimia haemolytica, and Pasteurella multocida isolated from cattle in Ohio, 2006-2020,” was presented by Dominika, co-authored by Jing Cui, Yan Zhang, and Richard French.
The ADDL will be CLOSED on November 11 (Veterans Day) and November 25 (Thanksgiving). If you need to contact us regarding an urgent matter, please use our after hours phone number: (888) 456-3405.
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