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SUMMARY:Insights into the pathogenicity of Haemophilus parasuis\; implicat
 ions in diagnosis and control - Dr Virginia Aragon\, Universitat Autònoma
  de Barcelona
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CONTACT:Suzy Blows
DESCRIPTION:Haemophilus parasuis is an early colonizer of piglets and the 
 etiological agent of Glasser’s disease. Many factors influence the balan
 ce between colonization and pathology and only a fraction of farms actuall
 y develops clinical disease. These factors include management procedures\,
  presence of other pathogens or degree of virulence of the strains of H. p
 arasuis in the farm. H. parasuis strains are very heterogeneous and\, for 
 diagnosis and control\, it is important to differentiate between non-virul
 ent (colonizers) and virulent strains. Our laboratory has found genetic di
 fferences that correlate with differences in functional assays. We have id
 entified a family of trimeric autotransporters with potential use in diagn
 osis and vaccination against disease by H. parasuis.
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 1\, Department of Veterinary Medicine
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