Dear Readers,

Please, join me to welcome again to Emmanuelle, who is back in the team while pursuing her veterinary studies in at the University of Parma.
Still a lot of information in this issue. PRRS virus (PRRSV) is confirmed to induce immunomodulation. Several papers have confirmed that CD8+ T lymphocytes play an important role in the defense against PRRSV.

PRRSV is also claimed to interfere with Swine influenza inactivated vaccines. This goes in the same direction as the previous findings of the same team (E. Thacker et al., ISU, Ames, IA) which showed an interference between PRRSV infection and M. hyo vaccination.

On the forefront of PCV2 research, among other topics under debate, the type of cell where the virus primarily replicates and the link between immuno-stimulation and PCV2 diseases are said to be still unknown.

Best bibliographical regards,

François Joisel
Roberto Garcia
Emmanuelle Cunier

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