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.
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Ceva Animal Health unveils new global headquarters: a strategic ..Brazil detects a new Senecavirus outbreak
After a first detection in 2015, the SHIC has confirmed the reappearance of the disease.
EU: First regional workshop on antimicrobial resistance
The Commission is organising the first of a series of regional workshops on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) from 5-8 February in Cape Town, South Africa.
USA: Regions affected with ASF updated to include Mongolia
Effective January 15, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will add Mongolia to the list of regions that APHIS considers to be affected by African swine fever (ASF).
High-level conference on preparing European hunters to eradicate African Swine Feve
The conference was attended by experts from the hunting community, scientists, the European Commission, EFSA, OIE, national authorities as well as key stakeholders from EU farming and pig meat sectors.
OIE is redesigning and upgrading WAHIS
The OIE is redesigning and upgrading WAHIS to a technologically advanced yet user-friendly form with many previously unavailable features.
EU: Fighting animal diseases and plant pests
For 2019, the Commission decided to allocate about €154 million to the fight against animal diseases and infectious diseases of animals that can be transmitted to humans as well as to support plant pests surveys.
African Swine Fever
All the information about ASF: how to recognize the disease, how it is transmitted, pictures of lesions, latest news, guides, etc.
ASF cases in the EU in 2018
In 2018, the ASF cases in the EU both in domestic pigs and wild boars increased considerably.
Denmark: International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions
The new International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions would be set up in Copenhagen in 2019.
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NewsDenmark has decided to avoid the entry of ASF
Besides intensifying wild boar hunting, Denmark has started to build a fence along the Danish-German border.
Argentina forbids the use of colistin in feed
Results obtained by the SENASA have shown significant resistance levels against colistin.
Thailand seizes ASF-contaminated pork products from China
The tests were conducted on salami and sausages confiscated from a man who flew from Chengdu.
Chile starts a preventive campaign against African swine fever
The ASPROCER and SAG have launched a campaign to avoid the entry of meat products, thus avoiding the possible entry of diseases such as African swine fever.
ASF France: details of the preventive measures
The new preventive measures against ASF, announced on January 14th by the Minister of Agriculture and Food, have been specified.
China: strengthen the regulation over veterinary drugs
Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) has revised and released the Announcement on the Heavy Punishment for Serious Illegal Acts Concerning Veterinary Drugs (Announcement No. 97 of MARA), and abolished its former Announcement No. 2071.
OIE: upgrading animal data systems
The 74 Ministers’ delegations expressed their support to the on-going renovation of the World Animal Health Information System, OIE-WAHIS, acknowledging its key contribution to a more sustainable, responsible and efficient livestock production.
ASF spreads through Mongolia
The disease has already been confirmed in 4 different provinces and in a district of the capital.
EFSA: harmonised data collection for more effective risk assessment
The proposed approach automatically translates data currently collected by Member States into a common language and stores them logically.
EFSA to share data on open-access platform
EFSA has taken a major step towards becoming a fully open data organisation by committing to publish the scientific data it uses for EU-wide monitoring programmes and surveys and many of its risk assessments.