Swine news - Pig health

The Agriculture and Livestock Institute of Colombia (ICA) notified a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH).

The Action Plan is underpinned by a One Health approach that addresses resistance in both humans and animals. In parallel, the Commission adopted the first deliverable of the plan: EU Guidelines on the prudent use of antimicrobials in human health.

This is the first notification of this disease in the Czech Republic.

The Commission considers that the Member States must be given a 5-year period for withdrawing the marketing authorisations of veterinary drugs that contain zinc oxide.

New Foot-and-Mouth disease rapid diagnostic kit gets license for use in U.S. livestock.

The European Union’s H2020 programme and the Chinese Ministry of Science have been awarded €10m towards an EU-China partnership to improve food safety and fraud.

The ACHIPIA and the CONICYT sign a collaboration agreement and propose a FONDEF IDeA thematic focus regarding food quality and harmlessness.

Veterinarians in the midwestern region of Colombia were assessed by the ICA with the aim of verifying the assistance and control of diseases in pigs.

FAO has published a new manual, which is part of the EMPRES series on animal health: African swine fever: detection and diagnosis – A manual for veterinarians.

On June 2, 2017 the meeting of Heads of veterinary services in Eastern European and Baltic countries devoted to African swine fever control in the region was held in Riga (Latvia).

EMA, PMDA and FDA align data requirements and agree on areas of convergence.

After the joint efforts of the Ministries of Health and Agriculture, an Antibiotics National Plan is being developed (2018-2022).

This update reviews the control measures in place, building on the experience gained over the past years and the latest scientific input.

New figures collated by the British pig industry and released by RUMA indicate use of Colistin, an antibiotic of last resort which treats a number of bacterial infections in both humans and animals, fell significantly in the sector during 2016.

There are currently 20 confirmed cases of the disease in Manitoba since its detection in 2014.

The departments that have been declared free of CSF hold more than 70% of the technified pig production in Colombia.

With the participation of representatives of the pig sector, the certifications were received by the delegation that attended the OIE meeting.

The Dutch Veterinary Drugs Authority (SDa) has presented the report on the use of drugs in livestock in 2016.

WAHIS, the OIE’s World Animal Health Information System is being renovated to meet new sanitary challenges and to be prepared to future demands.

Several chapters on various animal diseases were revised, including PRRS and Salmonella.

The storymaps have been developed as part of a scientific opinion that will support risk managers to prioritise control measures.

The World Assembly of OIE Delegates distributed 17 certificates for official disease status recognition.

The Commission has published a new Decision amending the disease-free status of Aujeszky's disease in certain regions of Poland.

Held under the banner of “Together Today for a Healthy Tomorrow – Joint Commitment for Shaping Global Health”, the two-day meeting focused on combating global health hazards.