Swine news - Pig health

Romania has confirmed a new ASF outbreak in domestic pigs. The last one occurred last January.

The new regulations are part of the implementation of the German Antibiotic Resistances Strategy DART 2020.

A brochure has been published, in several languages, on the important role of hunters in the control of African swine fever.

The president of the association Guillaume Roue noted that the cooperation in the field of ASF is extremely important today for the French pork industry.

The decision will be announced at the WOAH’s General Meeting, that will be held in Paris from May 20th to May 25th.

The report highlights some emerging issues and confirms antimicrobial resistance as one of the biggest threats to public health, mainly by reducing the effectiveness of treatment options.

The Member States concerned shall ensure that passenger transport operators, including airport and port operators, travel agencies (including hunting trip organisers) and postal services operators are required to draw the attention of their customers to the control measures.

The Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices has published the latest data on the consumption of colistin in pig production in the first semester of 2017. These data show an important reduction.

This first-of-its-kind assay has 98 to 100 percent coverage of all influenza virus sequences while being sensitive and specific.

Reinforce the communication on the risks linked to ASF as a crucial element to prevent the spreading of the disease.

The GD is working on the comparison of PEDV strains.

Communication actions will target passenger transport operators as well as postal services operators.

WHO’s first release of surveillance data on antibiotic resistance reveals high levels of resistance to a number of serious bacterial infections in both high- and low-income countries.

New cases of African swine fever in wild boar in Poland, Lithuania and Latvia constitute an increased level of risk.

Fighting animal and plant diseases: €154 million earmarked for 2018.

The fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the EU: EU One-Health Network meets in Brussels today.

The funds will be allocated, among other things, to the control and eradication of plant pests and animal diseases.

In adopting the communiqué of the 10th Berlin Agriculture Ministers Conference, the participant ministers from 69 states, as well as representatives of the European Commission and of international organisations such as the OIE and FAO, have committed themselves to responsible and sustainable animal husbandry.

Poland encouraged the Commission to take action among others through: aid for private storage...

The Work Group is preparing a regulation project that introduces the obligation of all the farms to adapt, so they fulfil the biosecurity programme principles.

The transport and delivery routes for livestock production must be closely monitored.

It is necessary that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development implements urgent measures to avoid the entrance of the disease.

Following completion of the selection procedure, the successful laboratory was the consortium ANSES & CODA-CERVA.

The prohibition affects four voivodates.