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The Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina are close to achieving the recognition of Classical Swine Fever (CSF) free areas by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE.)

The ICA invested almost $6,300 million in inspection, surveillance and control activities to strengthen the livestock and agricultural species' health.

After the confirmation of the presence of CSF in Santa Marta, the ICA has started the established protocols for the control and eradication of this disease.

Rosselkhoznadzor had decided to impose temporary restrictions on imports of pork, pig products and breeder pigs.

Positive wild boar hunted in the already defined classical swine fever infected area.

3 positive results for classical swine fever were found.

The Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Ángel Estévez, reported that in 2015 the Dominican Republic could be declared CSF-free.

The Mongolian veterinary authorities have confirmed an outbreak of classical swine fever in Bayangol soum (Selenge).

The Animal Health Documents for Internal Movements issuing system will not allow the issuing of the animal health document without the papers that prove the vaccination against CSF.

The pig farm is located in the Barrio El Carbón (Ocaña, Norte de Santander).

The ICA (Colombian Agriculture and Livestock Institute) has established as compulsory the vaccination against CSF in the departments of Atlántico, Bolívar, Córdoba, La Guajira, Magdalena, Sucre and some municipalities of Cesar and Norte de Santander.

The SAGARPA (Ministry of Agriculture, Stockbreeding, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food) and the Mexican pig production chain are carrying out different actions for the recognition of the pig health status in Mexico and the export markets expansion.

Under this proposed rule, such pork and pork products would have to be derived from swine raised on farms meeting stringent sanitary and biosecurity requirements.

The cancelation of the NOM-037-ZOO-1995 norm is due to the fact that on 30 January 2009, the whole of the Mexican territory was declared free of the CSF virus.

The SENASICA will provide training to the Guatemalan technicians for the management of pig farms.

The outbreak is located in Songinikharikhan district (Tuv), with 993 susceptible pigs of which 451 cases. All pigs were destroyed.