Page 10 of articles about classical swine fever

Domestic exports of pork meat and live pigs were affected by restrictions imposed on Romania by the European Union since 2003 because of the classical swine fever evolution.

The affected farm is in a zone where vaccination was suspended from 1 June 2013.

The OIE notifies 4 new outbreaks of African Swine Fever, most of them in wild pigs.

The previously imposed restrictions on imports of slaughter pigs and feeding piglets are still in force.

The outbreak is limited to a backyard pig farm with 15 susceptible animals.

The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture has included the state of Acre in the list of federate states free from Classical Swine Fever.

The affected population consists of wild boar.

Following the accession of Croatia to the European Union and taking into account the epidemiological situation of CSF, measures to combat the disease in its territory sholud be stablished.

CSF added to the list of diseases for which Member Countries can apply for official recognition of their disease free status.

Classical Swine Fever has now been successfully eradicated from central Europe, one of the historical foci of the infection.

The FVO makes a number of recommendations to the Bulgarian competent authorities, aimed at rectifying the shortcomings identified.

According to the information submitted by France, Germany and Slovakia, the emergency vaccination of feral pigs was stopped.

The affected animals are wild boars with subclinical infection.