The Use of Bioaerosol Sampling for Airborne Virus Surveillance in Swine Production Facilities: A Mini Review.
Abstract
Modern swine production facilities typically house dense populations of pigs and may
harbor a variety of potentially zoonotic viruses that can pass from one pig generation
to another and periodically infect human caretakers. Bioaerosol sampling is a common
technique that has been used to conduct microbial risk assessments in swine production,
and other similar settings, for a number of years. However, much of this work seems
to have been focused on the detection of non-viral microbial agents (i.e., bacteria,
fungi, endotoxins, etc.), and efforts to detect viral aerosols in pig farms seem sparse.
Data generated by such studies would be particularly useful for assessments of virus
transmission and ecology. Here, we summarize the results of a literature review conducted
to identify published articles related to bioaerosol generation and detection within
swine production facilities, with a focus on airborne viruses. We identified 73 scientific
reports, published between 1991 and 2017, which were included in this review. Of these,
19 (26.7%) used sampling methodology for the detection of viruses. Our findings show
that bioaerosol sampling methodologies in swine production settings have predominately
focused on the detection of bacteria and fungi, with no apparent standardization between
different approaches. Information, specifically regarding virus aerosol burden in
swine production settings, appears to be limited. However, the number of viral aerosol
studies has markedly increased in the past 5 years. With the advent of new sampling
technologies and improved diagnostics, viral bioaerosol sampling could be a promising
way to conduct non-invasive viral surveillance among swine farms.
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10.3389/fvets.2017.00121Publication Info
Anderson, Benjamin D; Lednicky, John A; Torremorell, Montserrat; & Gray, Gregory C (2017). The Use of Bioaerosol Sampling for Airborne Virus Surveillance in Swine Production
Facilities: A Mini Review. Front Vet Sci, 4. pp. 121. 10.3389/fvets.2017.00121. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/15434.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Benjamin Anderson
Visiting Assistant Professor
Dr. Anderson is an Assistant Professor of Science and Global Health at Duke Kunshan
University. Dr. Anderson has a MPH and PhD in Public Health concentrating in One Health,
with research interests in emerging infectious diseases, zoonotic diseases, and viral
respiratory pathogens. He has considerable laboratory experience, specifically in
virology and molecular diagnostics, and has worked extensively in China and the USA
performing bioaerosol studies in different animal agriculture and clinical
Gregory C Gray
Visiting Professor of Global Studies
Gregory C. Gray MD, MPH, FIDSA is an infectious disease epidemiologist and Professor
at Duke University with three affiliations: The Division of Infectious Diseases in
Duke University’s School of Medicine, the Duke Global Health Institute, and the Duke
Nicholas School of the Environment. He also serves as a Professor in the Program in
Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Global Health Institute at Duke-NUS Medical School,
Singapore and as a Professor of Global Health at Duke Kunshan Uni
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