Belgium: slowing down of the detection of new ASF cases
Since September 13th, 155 cases have been confirmed in wild boars.
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Colombia detects foot-and-mouth disease on a pig farm
The affected farm, with 27 susceptible animals, is located near the border with Venezuela.
HealthyLivestock: Tackling antimicrobial resistance through improved livestock health and welfare
On October 25th, a new ambitious and ground-breaking project is launched: HealthyLivestock. Internationally renowned experts and scientists from the European Union and China will work together to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
ASF China: increase in cases and number of affected provinces
China's veterinary authorities have confirmed the first ASF outbreaks in Guizhou province and new outbreaks in Hunan.
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NewsJapan: ASF contaminated meat inside luggage at an airport
The contaminated sausages were found in the luggage of a passenger from Beijing.
China adopts new measures to stop the spreading of ASF
Among other measures, the Ministry of Agriculture has decided to forbid the use of food scraps to feed pigs.
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Ceva Animal Health unveils new global headquarters: a strategic ..MEPs back plans to halt spread of drug resistance from animals to humans
The agreement with EU ministers was adopted with 583 votes to 16 and 20 abstentions.
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NewsUK: Sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals dropped
Total sales of veterinary antibiotics, adjusted for a nimal populations, was 37 mg/kg in 2017. This result signals an additional 18% reduction from 2016.
MEPs will vote on new rules to limit the use of antibiotics
MEPs will vote on new rules to limit the use of antibiotics in farming in order to keep drug-resistant bacteria out of our food.
ASF in China: Hunan is also affected by the disease
First ASF cases detected in the province of Hunan.
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ASF: France relaxes the restrictions in the surveillance and strengthened surveillance areas
The Minister of Agriculture and Food, Mr Didier Guillaume, has decided to reduce the restriction areas for the prevention of ASF.
China: ASF in Yunnan, in the south of the country
The disease has been confirmed for the first time in the province of Yunnan, in the south of China.
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NewsDenmark: Antimicrobial use in animals has decreased four years in a row
The use of antimicrobials in animals in Denmark fell in 2017. This is one of the findings of the annual DANMAP report for 2017.
USDA suspends pork imports from Poland
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has suspended entry of imports of fresh and frozen pork and pork products from Poland while it completes a review of that country’s export protocols.
Romania confirms ASF in the province of Teleorman
The disease is spreading towards the east of the country.
China: ASF appears in a new province and outbreaks surge in Liaoning
The new province affected by the disease is Shanxi. Liaoning has declared 21 outbreaks, most of them on commercial farms.
Romania: European Commission audit mission on ASF
On October 17th, the European Commission audit mission on African Swine Fever (ASF) started.
China confirms the presence of PPA in Tianjin
The new outbreak is located halfway between the two regions previously affected by ASF, although it is not in direct contact with any of them.
The ASF outbreak in the Czech Republic has been resolved
The WOAH/OIE judges that the ASF outbreak in the Czech Republic has been resolved after more than 6 months without new cases.
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NewsESVAC 2016: Sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals drop across the EU
The latest report shows that sales of antibiotics for use in animals in Europe fell by 20% between 2011 and 2016. This covers 25 countries that provided data for this period.
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