Swine news - Pig health

Austria extends its surveillance zone after an FMD outbreak on a Hungarian dairy cattle farm with 3,000 animals near the Austrian border.

The Member States have agreed to implement an additional restriction zone with a radius of at least 50 km around the outbreaks.

Import ban amended following outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Germany.

The location of the new outbreak reinforces the possibility of long-distance airborne transmission, the most likely hypothesis.

The areas affected by African swine fever (ASF) are now down to 39 barangays.

As of March 12, 2025, Germany is considered free of foot-and-mouth disease, except for the so-called containment zone, a 6-kilometer radius around the outbreak near Hönow.

Second case of African swine fever confirmed in a wild boar in Baden-Württemberg.

How the PRRS reduction plan in Denmark has developed including the status and occurrence of PRRS in Danish pig herds.

Support should there be a closure of key export markets for Canadian pork products and live pigs due to an ASF outbreak.

Slovakia takes measures following the occurrence of foot and mouth disease in Hungary.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in collaboration with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has published its report on antimicrobial resistance in the European Union (EU) for the period 2022-2023.

Average biosecurity audit scores for both internal and external biosecurity are increasing slightly.

A restricted ASF zone set up on November 21, 2024 in the district of Oberhavel can be lifted again.

Foot and mouth disease virus serotype O was detected in a sample tested at a pig farm in Thanh Hoa province.

In EFSA’s yearly report on residues of veterinary medicinal products in live animals and animal products, the trend continued for high compliance with official limits.

The country is self-declared free of the disease; it is now working for international certification to consolidate its status and strengthen swine health.

These are the first detections of JEV in animals in Queensland since July 2022.

A new case of African swine fever has been confirmed in a wild boar in the district of Bautzen.

The Federal State of Brandenburg is gradually beginning to lift restrictions associated with foot and mouth disease.

After a decade of outbreaks in domestic pigs and wild boar, African swine fever remains a challenge in Europe.

The Honduran authorities reiterated their commitment to continue strengthening epidemiological surveillance and animal disease control systems and ensuring that all products entering the country comply with international health standards.

Chile's Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) has updated swine and poultry biosecurity regulations to strengthen animal health and international competitiveness.

Border checkpoints and intensified government-controlled vaccination have resulted in a drop in the number of ASF-affected barangays in the country.

The Netherlands has no cases of foot and mouth disease after extensive testing, so restrictions on veal calf farms are reduced.