ASF in Sardinia: decrease in outbreaks
Sardinia has gone from more than 100 outbreaks in 2013 to 3 in 2018.
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EU: new Director-General to its health and food safety department
Ms Anne Bucher, the current chair of the Commission's Regulatory Scrutiny Board, will take over as head of the Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) on 1 October.
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NewsUkraine imposes restrictions on Polish pig/pork products
The presence of ASF in several Polish voivodates has forced the Ukrainian authorities to impose certain restrictions.
ASF in China now affects 6 provinces
The disease has been detected in the provinces of Liaoning, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Heilongjiang.
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NewsAntibiotic use in UK pig production in 2017
Overall antibiotic usage in pigs halved in just two years between 2015 and 2017.
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NewsJapan confirms an outbreak of CSF
Japan has confirmed the first outbreak of classical swine fever in 26 years.
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FAO: Asian countries warned that deadly ASF is ‘here to stay’
Asian countries warned that deadly African Swine Fever is ‘here to stay’ – utmost diligence required to avoid major damage to food security and livelihoods.
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NewsCanada: Responsible use of Medically Important Antimicrobials in animals
MIAs for veterinary use will be sold by prescription only.
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NewsChina confirms an ASF outbreak in a new province
The new outbreak is located in the province of Heilongjiang, where we can find the live pig market that supplied the abattoir in the province of Henan.
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NewsUS: Pork industry focuses on feed ingredients to combat ASF threat
Swine industry experts now have some peer-reviewed science to rely on when looking at ways to mitigate the current risk posed by ASF in China.
Commission authorises five Genetically Modified products for food and feed use
Decisions concern 2 new authorisations and the renewal of 3 existing authorisations.
China is still confirming new ASF cases
New outbreaks have been confirmed in the provinces of Anhui and Jiangsu, already affected by the disease.
African Swine Fever
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NewsFirst ASF case in Bulgaria
African swine fever has been detected in Bulgaria for the first time and has affected pigs on a backyard farm in the province of Varna.
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NewsASF in China: two new outbreaks
The outbreaks have been detected in the provinces of Zhejiang and Anhui.
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NewsASF threatens to spread from China to other Asian countries
The movement of pig products can spread diseases quickly and, as in this case of ASF, it's likely that the movement of such products, rather than live pigs, has caused the spread of the virus to other parts of China.
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NewsASF spreads in Romania
The major progression of the disease has taken place during last 2 months.
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NewsASF progress in China
Third ASF case at 1000 km from the first one and 500 km from the second. The second case was declared in a slaughterhouse where pigs had arrived from a market more than 2000 km away
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NewsChina confirms an outbreak of ASF in a slaughterhouse in Henan
The OIE and the Ministry of Agriculture of China confirmed on Thursday the presence of an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in a slaughterhouse in China.
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NewsChina reports ASF for the first time
The disease has been detected in the northeast of the country.
ASF spreads through Romania
The disease already affects the counties of Satu Mare, Bihor and Salaj, in the northeast, and Tulcea, Braila, Constata and Lalomita in the souheast of Romania.
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NewsBulgaria to build wild boar fence on Romanian border
Clearing of land to enable the building of a fence at the Romanian border has begun, to prevent the movement of wild boar into Bulgaria as a measure against African swine fever (ASF).
Colombia has established the compulsory vaccination against CSF in some areas
Vaccination shall be administered ahead of time in all the municipalities of Arauca, Atlántico, Bolívar, Cesar, Córdoba, La Guajira, Magdalena, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo and Sucre, and in some municipalities of Antioquia, Casanare, Cauca and Boyacá.
Countries step up to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Serious gaps remain and require urgent action, according to a report released.
FDA highlights potential health risks to people exposed to altrenogest products for horses or pigs
The FDA is providing this alert because of the nature of the adverse events, some of which have occurred in teenage girls.