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China this afternoon gave notice that it is ready to accept imports of U.S. pork, following negotiations between Chinese and U.S. officials in March that led to an agreement in which China pledged to reopen its markets to U.S. pork. U.S. pork produced on or after May 1 can now be exported to China.
source: www.feedstuffs.com

MERIAL launches the first-ever trivalent vaccine against swine influenza to include the H1N2 subtype: GRIPOVAC^®3

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H1N2, H1N1 and H3N2 are the three influenza A virus subtypes of the Swine Influenza virus contained in GRIPOVAC^®3, a new vaccine against swine influenza.

IDT Biologika: New swine flu vaccine protects against three virus subtypes

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IDT Biologika has developed and is marketing the first swine influenza vaccine - Respiporc Flu3 - registered for protection against the three most clinically significant subtypes of the virus, H1N1, H3N2 and H1N2.

Swine influenza virus reassorted with Pandemic H1N1 virus isolated from pig

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The University of Hong Kong (HKU) had found in its regular influenza virus surveillance programme that one sample taken from a pig at the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse on January 7 contained a virus which was essentially a swine influenza virus but had picked up a pandemic H1N1 gene by genetic reassortment. There is no cause for alarm for public health and pork remains safe for consumption. Government is closely monitoring developments and shall continue to keep the public informed.
source: www.info.gov.hk

Indonesia - Ban on pork imports lifted

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Indonesia has lifted a temporary ban on imports of pork and its by-products after they were ruled out being the source of human swine flu.
source: news.asiaone.com

Mexico: the pork sector recovered quickly from H1N1 epidemic

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The pork sector recovered quickly from April's H1N1 epidemic. Pork production for 2009 have fallen by only 0.6% y-o-y.
source: www.researchandmarkets.com

Japan and Serbia - A/H1N1 virus found in pigs

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In the last few days the OIE has reported on the appearance of cases of flu due to the A/H1N1 virus in swine herds in Japan and Serbia.
source: www.oie.int