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US: Declaring farm visits in ASF positive countries to customs

When returning to the United States after visiting a farm or being in contact with animals in a country with ASF or any other foreign animal disease, you should declare this information to US Customs and Border Patrol.

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Iowa State University to lead research to increase pig survivability

A research project led by the Iowa Pork Industry Center at Iowa State University seeks to increase pork producers’ profits by improving the survivability of their animals.

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Shaanxi, new province affected by ASF in China

So far, there are 21 provinces affected by this disease.

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ASF skews the Chinese pig market

The prices along the vast an heterogeneous Chinese geography have undergone different evolutions.

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MSD: 2019 High Quality Pork Ph.D. Award

One recent doctoral graduate will be awarded the opportunity to present their research at an upcoming MSD Animal Health High Quality Pork meeting in Asia, Europe or North America.

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EFSA: update on the epidemiological situation of ASF

Early detection coupled with the application of measures such as quick removal of carcasses and intensive hunting in the specially designated hunting areas increases the probability of eradication.

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ASF:Copa-Cogeca launches a series of conferences on biosecurity

Above all, farmers and those working on holdings need to fully understand how to correctly implement the necessary measures.

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Figure 1. Threshold cycle (Ct) is the first number of the real time PCR cycle when fluorescence is detected indicating the presence of the given pathogen in the sample. The lower the Ct value, the higher the amount of the pathogen in the tested sample. Very high Ct values have to be interpreted with care as they can originate from spontaneous degradation of a TaqMan probe in the very late cycles, despite the lack of target DNA in the sample.

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PCR limitations in PRRS diagnostics

PCR can detect the virus in virtually any material but, does it mean the sample contains the virus and it is infectious? Is any PCR test valid for any strain?

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ASF Belgium: revision of the infected areas

The provisional infected area was revised on November 23rd and replaced for 2 different areas.

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Barr, Smith join Pharmgate Animal Health

Addition adds swine market and technical experience to team.

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ASF found in sausage brought into Thailand

Sausages brought by a traveler from Chengdu province in China.

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Mexico will strengthen animal health and welfare

The SENASICA has launched the “Authorised Responsible Veterinarian” course.

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ASF confirmed in Beijing

The Ministry informed, last Friday, of the detection of the disease on two farms in Beijing.

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Fig 2. Effect of traditional and heterologous prime-boost vaccination regimens on the breadth of the anti-H3N2 antibody response. European and North American H3N2 SwIV strains are indicated by different flags. Sera collected 14 days after the second vaccination were tested against 15 antigenically distinct viruses including the vaccine strains. The numbers represent the number of viruses against which HI antibody titers were ≥ 40.

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A different take on swine influenza vaccination

Influenza researchers are trying to stimulate antibody responses towards parts of the HA that are the least variable from strain to strain. One approach that seems promising is choosing two antigenically very different strains within the H1 or H3 subtype for the primary and subsequent booster vaccinations.

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PROHEALTH Consortium identifies most significant health threats and solutions for sustainable livestock production in Europe

Five-year project prioritized animal pathologies on farms; identified solutions to improve animal health and welfare; and evaluated performance of vaccination and precision farming to predict, detect and prevent diseases.

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With Shanghai, there are already 19 affected areas.

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China strengthens the measures for fighting ASF

So far, there are 19 provinces affected and more than 70 confirmed outbreaks.