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PEDV - Research Update
European Union: Council took stock of the situation regarding African swine fever in the EU
Canada: fifth on-farm PEDv investigation concludes that the swine premise was negative

PCV2 vaccination reduces antibiotic consumption in swine production
The benefit on antibiotic use is particularly clear when herds are multicontaminated by pathogenic virus and bacteria, allowing also to maintain animal welfare and operational productivity, but a good immunity against PCV2 is effective also in high health status herds.
OIE: technical factsheet on PEDV
Antibiotics used most commonly to treat animals in Europe
Ireland: Tyndall and Teagasc form partnership to develop a SMART agri-food sector
Russia: ASF virus genome detected in products imported from one of Belarusian plants
Romania confirms an outbreak of Aujeszky
Bridging WHO and OIE Tools to better control global health risks at the human-animal interface
European Union: Commission approves acquisition of Novartis Animal Health division by Eli Lilly
WHO: first draft of a global action plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance published

Detection of enteric pathogens in newborn piglets (1/2)
The ideal sample for diagnostic of neonatal enteric pathogens is the submission of live piglets.