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NewsASF eradication in Czechia confirmed
The Commission will formally adopt the Decision in the coming weeks.
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NewsASF in Belgium: new surveillance areas map
Area I (buffer area) and area II (contaminated area) are extended northwards.
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NewsChina: almost one million pigs culled due to ASF
The confirmation of two new outbreaks entails that now there are 27 affected regions and that almost 1,000,000 animals have been culled.
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NewsEMA: updated scientific advice on the categorisation of antimicrobials
The scientific advice refines the classification of these medicines according to the risk their use in animals causes to public health through the possible development of antimicrobial resistance.
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NewsJapan: more than 47,000 CSF-susceptible pigs culled
Since the emergence of CSF in September 2018, more than 47,000 susceptible domestic pigs have been culled.
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Ceva Animal Health unveils new global headquarters: a strategic ..Bulgaria is still confirming ASF cases
Varna confirms the presence of the disease in a wild boar.
Belgium: ASF gets past the infected area towards the north
Areas I (buffer) and II (infected) will have to be modified.
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NewsASF in Latvia: emergence of less virulent forms
The Latvian isolate shows the natural evolution of the ASF virus, including the emergence of less virulent forms, such as those seen in areas where ASF has been circulating enzootically for a long time.
Canada: Report all wild pig sightings in Manitoba
KAP will lobby the Government of Manitoba to direct resources that will identify and eradicate wild boar populations.
OIE: Shift in use of antibiotics in animals
Figures released by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) show positive global progress on the regulation and monitoring of antimicrobial use in animals.
Two arrested, allegedly related to the introduction of ASF in Belgium
The people under arrest are a forest ranger and a hunt manager suspected of introducing wild boars from Eastern Europe.
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NewsChina: last version of "ASF Epidemic Emergency Implementation Plan"
On 29 January 2019, MARA released the 2019 edition of the ‘ASF Epidemic Emergency Implementation Plan’.
Poland confirms the first ASF outbreak in domestic pigs in 2019
The disease has been detected on a pig farm in the voivodate of Varmia and Masuria.
UN’s FAO urges safer practices in livestock trade across the Greater Mekong Sub-Region
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization has urged countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) to be vigilant in their inspection and monitoring of cross border trade of animal products as transboundary animal diseases (TADs) continue to pose health risks.
Germany: video surveillance of abattoirs through cellphones
The Minister of Agriculture of Low Saxony wants to implement the video surveillance of abattoirs, with access to the cams through cellphones.
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NewsASF in Belgium: more than 400 infected wild boars
As of January 4th, there were already 406 wild boars infected with ASF in Belgium.
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NewsDenmark reduces, once more, antibiotic consumption in pigs
In 2018, the Danish pig farmers have managed to reduce, once more, antibiotic consumption. In the last five years, antibiotic consumption has dropped by up to 18%.
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ASF: towards the creation of a regional standing group of experts for Eastern Asia
A first inception meeting of which could be held in P.R. China to define the terms of reference and the work programme of the group.
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NewsThe 90 proteins that make up the ASF virus have been identified
The work provides an atlas that describes the possible roles of these components in the assembly of the viral particle, the viral genes expression and the entry of the virus into the host cell.
CSF is still spreading through Japan
The disease has been detected on 7 pig farms, the last one with 1,600 susceptible animals.
UK: Antibiotic use in people and animals between 2013 and 2017
Based on use per ‘bodyweight’, there was a reduction of 40% in food-producing animals (from 62 mg/kg to 37 mg/kg) and 9% in people (from 135 mg/kg to 123 mg/kg).
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NewsUSA: AFIA provides new biosecurity guidance following ASF outbreaks
In light of the recent outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) and other animal diseases, the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has been working on a multi-pronged action plan to: research science-based solutions for mitigating the risks of virus transmission through feed, and communicate any new information and recommendations to the industry and producer groups.
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NewsSpreading speed of ASF in Belgium
The analysis of the evolution of speed with time shows how the average speed has remained constant (1-2 km/week) from September 2018 to January 2019.