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Australia - Influenza (H1N1) 2009 in pigs: Situation update

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Outbreaks of influenza virus in pigs has occurred in western New South Wales, northern Victoria and south-east Queensland. These outbreaks are in commercial piggeries.
source: www.outbreak.gov.au

S. Korea lifts live hog import ban as flu fears ease

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South Korea said on Tuesday it would resume imports of live swine from North America, lifting a ban imposed since the outbreak of H1N1 flu in April.
source: www.alertnet.org

EU - A/H1N1 virus rears its ugly head in… pigs

Researchers in Germany have added a twist to the pandemic currently affecting humans: the influenza virus A/H1N1 has been shown to be infectious in pigs and to spread quickly in a trial pig population. Published in The Journal of General Virology, the results of the study are part of the EU-funded EPIZONE ('Network on epizootic disease diagnosis and control') project, which is supported under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) to the tune of EUR 14 million.
source: ec.europa.eu

France-Hybrides ships to China...overcoming H1N1 concerns

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Hypor B.V. announced today that recently acquired France-Hybrides has successfully shipped 315 GGP females and boars from their Sichamps and Châteauneuf-sur-Loire French nucleus farms to pig farms located in Shandong Province. This shipment was organized by the Shandong Husbandry Bureau.

Australia - Influenza A detected at NSW piggery

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A piggery in NSW has been placed in quarantine after returning positive tests for Influenza A H1.
source: www.dpi.nsw.gov.au

UK - Pig infection studies with influenza A (H1N1) associated with global epidemic in humans

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Pigs are susceptible to infection with influenza A (H1N1) virus that results in the induction of detectable levels of clinical disease, virus shedding and pathology in an experimental setting.
source: www.defra.gov.uk