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SUMMARY:Non-antibiotic Strategies to Prevent and Control Respiratory Bacte
 rial Infections in Swine - Dr Tracy Nicholson\, The Swine Respiratory Dise
 ase Project of the USDA\, USA
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CONTACT:Fiona Roby
DESCRIPTION:Respiratory disease in pigs is the most important health conce
 rn for swine producers today\, making the development of efficacious vacci
 nes and therapeutic interventions that can protect against respiratory inf
 ections a top research priority. The primary bacterial agents responsible 
 for respiratory disease in swine include Haemophilus parasuis\, Streptococ
 cus suis\, and Bordetella bronchiseptica. In addition to contributing to r
 espiratory disease\, bacteria such as H. parasuis and S. suis and can caus
 e systemic diseases such as meningitis\, polyserositis\, arthritis and sep
 ticemia. Antibiotics can be costly\, of limited value against mixed infect
 ions\, and may eventually be limited in their use in domestic livestock. I
 n addition\, several bacteria\, such as Methicillin Resistant Staphylococc
 us aureus (MRSA)\, while causing minimal disease in swine\, are zoonotic a
 gents with potential economic consequences to the swine industry. The over
 all goals of my research are to: (1) identify the transmission\, genetic\,
  and pathogenic mechanisms used by these bacterial pathogens (2) develop a
 nd evaluate candidates for improved diagnostic tests\, vaccines\, biothera
 puetic\, and novel non-antibiotic strategies to prevent\, reduce\, or elim
 inate colonization and diseases caused by these pathogens.
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 2\, Department of Veterinary Medicine
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