Swine news - Pig health

Canada is making significant progress towards the creation of a dedicated foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine bank.

Bolivia and Brazil were recently recognized by the World Organization for Animal Health as countries free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination. This is a significant milestone for regional livestock health and a crucial step forward for international trade of animals and animal products.

This highly urbanized city’s recently restored African swine fever (ASF)-free status is seen to boost confidence in the local pork production.

Key public bodies are insufficiently prepared for a major animal disease outbreak and would likely struggle to cope with one, the latest report from the National Audit Office finds.

This standard aims to provide minimum standards for safe and effective vaccines.

The World Organization for Animal Health delivered the official certificate in Paris.

The status indicates full control of the disease and allows for safe trade in livestock products without threats to global epizootic stability.

The World Organization for Animal Health has recognized Mato Grosso as a zone free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination. The historic certification presented in Paris opens doors to demanding markets such as Japan and South Korea.

Inaugural State of the World’s Animal Health report finds several animal diseases reaching new areas, with half of those reported able to jump to people.

A new H1avN2#E swine virus strain, which appeared in 2020, has replaced earlier strains and remains predominant in French farms.

The EU and the UK will work on an SPS agreement that would reduce controls and certificates in the trade of agri-food products.

Personal imports for travellers from the EU remain banned.

Slovakia detects its first outbreak of African swine fever in 2025 on a commercial farm with more than 18,000 pigs.

Although FMD is endemic in the Near East, there has been a recent upsurge in outbreaks caused by an exotic serotype likely introduced from East Africa.

In the first four months of the year, the number of reported ASF cases in wild boar almost equaled the total number reported for all of 2024.

European Commission pledges extraordinary market support measure.

Preventive culling of 9,888 pigs on a neighboring farm after detection of the fifth outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

A decade ago, Spain was among the countries with the highest consumption of antimicrobials in Europe, however, a voluntary initiative to reduce the use of colistin in the pig sector managed to reverse this trend and position the country as a benchmark in the responsible use of these drugs.

A fifth outbreak of the disease has been detected 60 km south of the last confirmed outbreak.

Germany is once again recognized as free of foot-and-mouth disease.

Located at Central Luzon State University, the center is set to become the leading agency for the diagnosis, surveillance, research, and technology development related to transboundary animal diseases.

These 68 new projects will increase the United States’ ability to rapidly respond to and control animal disease outbreaks.