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EU - SCoFCAH endorses guidance document on pandemic H1N1 in pigs

EU Member States endorsed today at SCoFCAH a guidance document on control and surveillance measures to protect pigs against the H1N1 influenza virus. The veterinary services should focus efforts on timely detection of the H1N1 virus by means of targeted surveillance and sustainable movement controls once virus enters pigfarms.

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Hong Kong - Pig samples test positive for influenza A/H1N

Two pig samples taken two weeks ago at a slaughter house in Hong Kong has tested positive for the influenza A/H1N1 virus, local health authorities said Thursday.

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Haiti - Teschovirus encephalomyelitis outbreak

Since January 2009, a teschovirus PTV-1 serotype, identified by Plumb island laboratory, is circulating in Haiti and is causing important losses to Haiti pig producers.

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China forms veterinary association

The first veterinary association in China has been established in Beijing in response to a call on domestic veterinary system reform, industry standards normalisation and a further involvement in international veterinarian affairs.

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Belarus bans Russian pork imports over swine fever concerns

Belarus has banned pork imports from Russia over the recent swine fever outbreak, a spokeswoman for the country's food and agriculture ministry told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.

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China - New PRRS outbreak

China's Ministry of Agriculture has announced that an outbreak of PPRS has reemerged in five provinces of China this year.

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USA - USDA finds pandemic H1N1 in Indiana commercial swine

The pandemic H1N1 influenza virus has been found for the first time in a commercial swine herd, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Monday.

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Japan lifts H1N1 voluntary movement restraint

The voluntary movement restraint was lifted on 23 October 2009.

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IDEXX Laboratories Announces New Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Test Kit

PRRS X3 test delivers 99.9% specificity and 90% reduction of false positives

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Iceland's pigs infected with A/H1N1 virus

The Food and Vetarinary Authority in Iceland has reported to the OIE the first case of A/H1N1 in pigs in the country.

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Ukraine strengthens protection of its borders against African swine fever

Ukrainian frontier guards are taking measures to avoid appearing and spreading of the African swine fever virus in Ukraine.

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Antibiotic resistance: An ecological perspective on an old problem

The American Academy of Microbiology convened a colloquium October 12-14, 2008, to discuss antibiotic resistance and the factors that infl uence the development and spread of resistance.

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Belgium – Slaughterhouse closed due to the presence of Salmonella Ohio

On October 15 this year the Federal Agency for Safety in the Food Chain (AFSCA) suspended the slaughter of pigs at a slaughterhouse in Liege due to a sharp increase in carcasses contaminated with Salmonella Ohio.

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EU - Public consultation on the future EU Animal Health Law

To assist the ongoing public consultation process on the future EU Animal Health Law, a dedicated page on SANCO website has been made available from 21 October.

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FAO concerned as pig disease jumps from southern Russia to the Baltic

The deadly pig disease African Swine Fever (ASF) has jumped 2,000 kilometres from southern Russia to St Petersburg in north-western Russia.

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VIV Europe 2010 back to its roots in Utrecht

VIV Europe 2010 will take place from April 20 - 22, 2010 in the Jaarbeurs Utrecht, The Netherlands. The international exhibition on innovative animal husbandry aims to be the ultimate meeting place for international top decision makers in the feed to meat industry. This year two special themes with related conferences will be presented at the exhibition, Eggs! and Meat Safety. Up to 400 companies from 32 different countries have already booked a stand, covering about 75 % of the total exhibition floor.