This Cell Surface Protein Just Crashed a Major Pig Virus and It Changes How We Think About Immunity
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, better known as PEDV, continues to haunt swine production worldwide. For veterinarians and researchers working in food animal medicine, PEDV is more than a textbook pathogen. It is a virus that devastates neonatal piglets, disrupts supply chains, and keeps biosecurity plans under constant pressure. Now, new research shines a spotlight on an unexpected player in the pig’s innate immune defense system that could reshape how we think about antiviral responses.
Lab Leak or Wild Boar Snack? Spain’s Swine Fever Mystery Has the Pork World on Edge
African swine fever is back in the headlines, and this time the story reads more like a thriller than a textbook case report. Spain, the European Union’s top pork producer, is investigating whether a recent outbreak of swine fever near Barcelona could be linked to a laboratory leak. For veterinary professionals, the situation raises urgent questions about biosecurity, surveillance, and how research and real world disease control intersect.