Page 4 of articles about classical swine fever

All the outbreaks are located in the province of Gifu and affect both wild boars and domestic pigs

The outbreak has affected a farm with 23 susceptible animals.

7 new CSF outbreaks have been confirmed on backyard farms.

3 new outbreaks confirmed on backyard farms in the state of Ceará.

After the first outbreak in domestic pigs, the veterinary authorities have informed of 19 cases in wild boars.

The focus has been confirmed in a pig farm located in Forquilha, Ceará. The state of Ceara is not part of the classical swine fever free zone.

A dead wild boar confirmed positive to CSF was found within the 10km radius from the affected farm.

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.

At this year’s General Session, the World Assembly of OIE Delegates distributed 11 certificates to 10 countries for official disease status recognition.

This international status will encourage the negotiations with third countries for the export of pigs and their products.

Argentina has received the official international recognition as a Classical Swine Fever (CSF)-free country by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH/OIE).

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