Morocco notifies a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
Morocco hadn't notified foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks since November 13th, 2015, when it notified the last O ME-SA / Indian 2001 serotype outbreaks.
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Belgium extends some measures for fighting ASF
The measures regarding the ban on the circulation in the forests located in the buffer and core areas have been extended.
France will create a wild boar-free 'white area' to avoid the entrance of ASF
A 'white area' with a radius of a few kilometres around the cases in Belgium and where all the wild boars will be culled will be set up.
Australia: African Swine Fever has been detected in banned pork products
Australia’s strict biosecurity authorities have detected African Swine Fever (ASF) at international border banned pork products, a disease that has proven devastating for the pork industry across China recently.
ASF – Poland as the second stop in the series of European biosecurity conferences
Following the first well attended event in Romania last November, yesterday, Copa Cogeca and UECBV organised a second workshop on Biosecurity in Puławy, Poland.
First ASF case in Mongolia
African swine fever has been detected in Mongolia for the first time and has affected pigs on a backyard farm.
ASF Belgium: the perimeters of the buffer and surveillance areas have been established
The buffer area grows towards the west by 3,700 ha, and the surveillance area, to the north of the infected perimeter, reaches 856 ha.
China: 24 provinces affected by ASF
Gansu, new province affected by African swine fever (ASF).
FAO develops African Swine fever leaflets
These leaflets have been developed in a fully editable format (PowerPoint) that allows veterinary services and other institutions to quickly adapt, translate, add logos, change pictures, etc. when faced with an animal health emergency.
Nutritional strategies to promote intestinal health
Compilation of nutritional strategies for the management of gut health, grouped by functional additives, functional ingredients and diet modifications.
Humans spreading African Swine Fever around the world
At the 2019 Banff Pork Seminar, Jan. 8 to 10 in Banff, Alta., Dr. Egan Brockhoff, veterinarian and pork industry analyst and advisor, shared insights from his travel to countries currently battling the deadly disease such as China and parts of Europe, and his thoughts on ways Canadian pork producers can mitigate the risk.
ASF in Belgium: strong western progression of the virus
After the discovery, on January 8th, 2019, of 2 ASF-positive wild boars in the strengthened surveillance area between Meix-devant-Virton and Sommethonne, the operational control areas will be adjusted bearing in mind the western progression of the virus.
Enzootic influenza: a balance between subpopulations and maternal antibodies
How is it possible that a virus that causes an acute infection in an animal can remain on a farm throughout time?
Increase in farms and wild boars affected by CSF in Japan
Since September there have been 6 pig farms affected and more than 90 positive wild boars.
PCV-2 genotype update and proposal of a new genotyping methodology
The suggested classification can establish a "common language" for future studies, further efforts should be paid to achieve a more homogeneous and informative representation of the PCV-2 global scenario.