The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast - Dr. Mariana Kikuti: Monitoring PRRSV Variants | Ep. 165

In this episode of The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Mariana Kikuti shares the latest findings on PRRSV variant trends, genetic diversity, and time-to-stability challenges across U.S. production systems. She explains the monitoring process behind variant classification and the obstacles faced when collecting epidemiological data. Discover practical insights into managing multi-strain outbreaks and improving disease surveillance systems. Listen now on all major platforms!

What will you learn: 

• Variant monitoring process
• Genetic sequence analysis
• PRRSV diversity trends
• Stability time challenges
• Surveillance system impact

Meet the guest:

Dr. Mariana Kikuti holds a DVM from the Universidade Federal do Paraná, an MPH, and a PhD in epidemiology from the Universidade Federal da Bahia. As a Researcher at the University of Minnesota, her work centers on swine infectious disease surveillance and PRRSV molecular epidemiology. Her expertise supports better outbreak understanding and disease transmission analysis.
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