2016 North American PRRS Symposium (NA-PRRS)

May 18, 2016 — 

The 2016 North American PRRS Symposium (NA-PRRS) will be held December 3-4, 2016 at the Intercontinental Hotel and Downtown Marriott, Magnificent Mile in Chicago. The meeting is held in conjunction withThe Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD)

Important deadlines:
Registration deadline- To be announced
Hotel reservation deadline- To be announced
September 1- Abstract submission deadline
September 8- Travel fellowship application deadline

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is the most costly viral disease to ever face the swine industry. The PRRS symposium has further expanded to include emerging and foreign animal diseases, such as Seneca Valley virus (SVV), porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD), African swine fever virus (ASFV), classical swine fever virus (CSFV), and other high-consequence diseases of swine. Scientific topics include disease control, vaccines, pathogenesis, diagnostics, epidemiology and host genetics. Abstracts covering all of the above topics will be accepted. Students and postdocs presenting posters or talks will be eligible to apply for the David A. Benfield travel fellowship.

Registration includes lunch on Saturday and Sunday, as well as the NA PRRS (Saturday) and CRWAD (Sunday) evening poster sessions.

Attendees requiring visas are encouraged to register early.