Canada: Second case of PED in Alberta
A 600-head farrow-to-finish hog operation in Alberta has contracted the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus.
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NewsASF spreads through Vietnam
Six provinces affected, 33 outbreaks, more than 4,000 animals culled.
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NewsDenmark: high proportion of pig farms with MRSA
Almost 90% of the tested pig farms were positive for MRSA.
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NewsEU: Antimicrobial resistance shows no signs of slowing down
"The report released today should ring – again – alarm bells. It shows that we are entering into a world where more and more common infections become difficult – or even sometimes impossible – to treat. "
ASF: Monochromatic China
Hebei, new province affected, and a new outbreak in Inner Mongolia that has affected a wild boar farm.
Vietnam: two new provinces affected by ASF
Hai Phong and Thanh Hoa have confirmed African swine fever cases.
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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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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%.