Periodic Reporting for period 1 - PIGRISK (Investigation into emerging, evolving or novel viruses of swine in respiratory, reproductive and enteric pathologies: horizon scanning for risks to swine health and food security)

Emerging viruses pose a significant threat to animal health and welfare, food security and rural prosperity. When porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) emerged in the late 1990s it had a serious socioeconomic cost.According to the United Nations Population Division the human population...