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Infectious agent discoveries per country. An underlined country name means that this country is among the top 20% pig meat producing countries for the period 1985â 2010. The variation in pig meat production from 1985 to 2010 was computed for the countries listed among the 50 largest pig meat producers in 1985. Countries for which this variation was higher than 50% are indicated by an asterisk.

Infectious agent families for which new species were identified in swine from 1985 to 2010. n: number of new species; Unknown: number of species which were unknown prior to their detection in swine; Swine-specific: number of new species which are swine-specific; Zoonotic: number of new species which are zoonotic; Outbreak: number of new species identified through outbreak investigation.

Infectious agent species for which new variants were identified in swine from 1985 to 2010. n: number of new variants; Sp: the species is swine-specific; Zoo: the species is zoonotic; Outbreak: number of new variants identified through outbreak investigation; PRRS: Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome; PED: Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea; Tt: Torque teno; SHB : Swine hepatitis B; enc.: encephalitis.