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Pigs with vesicular lesions were reported by a private veterinarian on a pig farm in Tainan City with 2667 susceptible animals and 983 cases.

No other outbreaks of classical swine fever have been detected so far by the official veterinary services in pigs from the villages or farms around the outbreaks.

Following the request of some Member States the Commission has proposed an increased rate of co-financing from 50% to 60% for eligible measures.

Movement restrictions on the farm of origin of a pig with vesicular lesions found at the slaughterhouse in Tao Yuan County and on the farms in Penghu are lifted.

The derogation granted to Italy to authorise the dispatch of pig meat from Sardinia to areas outside Sardinia, is suspended.

The European Commission has published the Decision 2011/838/EU of 13 December 2011 amending Decision 2008/855/EC as regards the period of application of animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States.

The swine regulation, approved by Alberta's cabinet this week, will mean all of the province's 2.5 million pigs must come with travel documents as they're moved from farms to abattoirs.

In two follow-up reports sent to the OIE, Botswana notified that no new foot and mouth disease outbreaks have occurred since April and May 2011.

One pig with vesicular lesions was found in a detention pen (only one pig in that pen) of the slaughterhouse in Tao Yuan County.

The outbreaks are located in the departments of Jutipa (1 focus), Chimaltenango (4), Suchitequepez (1), Guatemala (1), Santa Rosa (1).