Understanding and interpreting PRRSV diagnostics in the context of “disease transition stages”

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Herein we review broad issues that affect test performance for agents that produce persistent infections. Using PRRSV as an example, the relationship between "disease transition stages" and "diagnostic transition stages" is discussed using meta-analyses of diagnostic data (n = 4307 results) from the refereed literature to highlight the key issues. Although diagnostic technology will continue to improve, it may be...

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