France: decrease in the exposure of animals to antibiotics
The goals regarding the decrease in the use of antibiotics have not only been attained but exceeded.
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The immune system and immunity in swine. Specific humoral immunity (1/2): Ig types and structure
Specific humoral immunity is mediated by glycoproteins called antibodies or immunoglobulins.
OIE, FAO and WHO enlarge their collaboration commitment to face health challenges
Se extenderá el ámbito de su colaboración con el fin de ampliar el enfoque “Una sola salud”, reconociendo la interconexión entre la salud humana, la sanidad animal y el medio ambiente.
Clinical case: The possible ways of App spreading and stopping
Once the first symptoms of the infection emerged in pigs the facility was locked and the possibility to get in from outside was the only used.
ASF in Ivory Coast
The veterinary authorities of Ivory Coast reported the presence of African swine fever in the Commune of Ferkéssédougou to the WOAH.
A new recombinant live attenuated African swine fever virus with cross-protective capabilities
Here we describe a new LAV candidate with unique cross-protective abilities: BA71ΔCD2. Thus, inoculation of BA71ΔCD2 protected pigs not only against the experimental challenge with BA71, the virulent parental strain, but also against heterologous viruses, including Georgia 2007/1, the genotype II strain of ASFV currently circulating in East Europe.
New measures to prevent the introduction into the UE of the African swine fever virus
Following recent notifications of ASF outbreaks in Moldova, the existing measures of cleansing and disinfection should be extended to the vehicles entering the Union from Moldova.
Retrospective serological survey for Seneca Valley virus infection in Brazil
The first outbreaks of SVV infection in Brazil were reported in 2014. However, it was not known whether the virus was circulating in Brazilian pig herds before this year.
Denmark: Antimicrobial consumption in animals
The decrease was mainly driven by the use of antimicrobials for pigs, which was 4% less than the year before.
Ukraine: ASF now affects the region L'viv
Up to now, L'Viv was the only Ukrainian province that hadn’t notified cases of the disease.
Russia notifies a classical swine fever outbreak
The last appearance in pigs was in Primorskiy Kray in December 22nd, 2015.
Survey on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae gilt acclimation practices in Europe
An effective gilt acclimation program should ideally reduce M. hyopneumoniae shedding at first farrowing. The aim of this study was to identify current acclimation strategies for M. hyopneumoniae in Europe.
EU and FAO join forces to take action on food waste and antimicrobial resistance
Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis and the Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) José Graziano da Silva, today agreed to ramp up collaboration between the two organisations in tackling the problems of waste in food supply chains and antimicrobial resistance.
Evolutionary dynamics of influenza a viruses in US exhibition swine
The unexpected frequency of viral exchange between commercial and exhibition swine raises questions about the understudied interface between these populations.
ASF is still spreading in Eastern Europe
ASF has appeared in Romania and the Czech Republic for the first time, and it advances southwards in Poland.
Leadership and Responsibility for Antibiotic Stewardship
By Kathy Talkington, Project Director, Antimicrobial Resistance, The Pew Charitable Trusts, from the 2016 NIAA Antibiotic Symposium - Working Together For Better Solutions, November 1 - 3, 2016, Herndon, Virginia, USA.