Since 2011 several pseudorabies (PR) outbreaks have damaged Chinese swine industry. In this study MLV PRV vaccine (AUSKIPRA® GN reconstituted in A3 diluent, HIPRA) was challenged with new PRV variant (AH02 strain) isolated from a farm suffering from acute outbreak of PRV in China. Virus shedding on nasal swabs was studied in two independent experiments.