ASF: three new provinces affected in China
Up until now, 63 cases have been confirmed in 17 provinces.
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OIE: action to address antimicrobial resistance in animals
Ministers agree on international action to address antimicrobial resistance in animals and to safeguard medicines for humans and animals alike.
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NewsASF is still spreading in China
The disease has been detected in the province of Chongqing, increasing the number of affected provinces to 14.
China: Efforts to control the spread of the ASF
On November 1, the Teleconference on National Prevention and Control of the African Swine Fever (ASF) was held in Beijing.
Two new Romanian counties affected by ASF
ASF has been confirmed in the counties of Dolj and Arges.
EU: changes in the ‘Animal Health Law’
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2018/1629 of 25 July 2018 amending the list of diseases set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’).
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ASF China: Greater surveillance of means of transport for pigs
The long-distance transport of pigs seems the main reason for the spreading of the disease in China.
Taiwan: ASF virus found in a sausage from China
African swine fever virus was found in a sausage made by a subsidiary that was brought to the island by a traveler.
OIE: Agriculture Ministers join forces to tackle antimicrobial resistance in farming
Political leaders in animal health from around the world met to discuss national action plans aimed at controlling the use of antimicrobials in order to address the global rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the animal farming sector.
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NewsASF Romania: 16 counties affected
Since the emergence of the disease in the county of Satu-Mare in July 2017, there are already 16 counties affected by the disease.
Belgium: slowing down of the detection of new ASF cases
Since September 13th, 155 cases have been confirmed in wild boars.
Colombia detects foot-and-mouth disease on a pig farm
The affected farm, with 27 susceptible animals, is located near the border with Venezuela.
African Swine Fever
All the information about ASF: how to recognize the disease, how it is transmitted, pictures of lesions, latest news, guides, etc.
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.
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.
Romania detects ASF in a new county
The outbreak has been detected in the county of Maramures.
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.
Bulgaria confirms ASF in a wild boar
It is a wild boar found dead near the border with Romania.
ASF in China: Hunan is also affected by the disease
First ASF cases detected in the province of Hunan.
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.