The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast - Dr. Berenice Munguia-Ramirez: Diagnostic Tools to Strengthen Disease Preparedness | Ep. 225

In this episode of The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Berenice Munguia-Ramirez from Iowa State University explains how active participatory surveillance can improve foreign animal disease preparedness. She discusses producer participation, sampling frequency, testing costs, and laboratory capacity for detecting ASF or CSF at low prevalence. Listen now on all major platforms!

Active Participatory Surveillance for Early Detection of Notifiable Pathogens: A Case Study of the U.S. Swine Industry

Pilot Assessment of RNA Stabilization Methods for Influenza A Virus in Swine Oral Fluids

What you'll learn:  

• Active surveillance
• Sampling frequency impact
• Producer participation
• Testing cost options

Meet the guest:

Dr. Berenice Munguia-Ramirez earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Sonora Institute of Technology in México and a Master of Science in Veterinary Preventive Medicine from Iowa State University. Doctoral studies at Iowa State University focused on improving swine disease diagnostics using oral fluids and swine epidemiology. Learn more from Dr. Berenice Munguia-Ramirez on The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms. 

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