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Swine dysentery eradication – choosing the right drug, dose and duration

There are several decisions to make before attempting an eradication programme. Firstly, which antibiotic should we use? If we have had the disease on the farm for some time, the Brachyspira will have been exposed to possibly a number of drugs and may have reduced susceptibility to some of them.

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An overview of North American PRRS eradication efforts

The use of diagnostics will allow producers and practitioners to work together towards the common goal of PRRS eradication

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A special session on swine flu is being urgently organised as part of the Europorc 2009 conference

Europorc is the next international conference for discussing the potential scope and impact of swine flu from the point of view of animal health.

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The Ebola Reston virus in Philippine pigs

On December, the Philippine Department of Agriculture announced that the non-lethal Ebola Reston Virus previously only found in monkeys, had been detected in pigs

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Swine influenza: epidemiology and emergence of new viruses

The first swine influenza viruses were all H1N1 and were for about 60 years in North America. In the middle 1980’s, there appeared in European pigs H3N2 viruses that were derived originally from humans and had adapted to pigs and were therefore known as human-like H3N2 viruses. These viruses have since appeared in other parts of the world most notably as H3N2 in the USA in 1998. These viruses however contained bits of human, avian and swine viruses and were therefore called triple re-assortants.

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North-American human influenza

It is produced by a virus with genetic material from porcine, human and avian viruses which has shown the ability unusually for such a virus to transmit from human to human. The virus appears to have 2 of 8 gene segments that derive from eurasian swine viruses. The NA and matrix genes of the new virus have not been seen in humans or pigs before.

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Europorc 2009 opens borders and attracts the best European professionals from the stockbreeding sector

Europorc Congress opens borders and gathers the best international professionals from the stockbreeding, agriculture, economy, veterinary science and food industry.

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Immunology against PCV2: What difference is there between a subclinically affected animal and an animal with porcine circovirus?

Pigs that are not affected by the disease tend to have a quantity of sero-neutralizing (and also total) antibodies against PCV2, which is significantly greater than those that cause disease

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Epidemiolology and control of swine influenza

Considering the current situation we are reproducing an article by Tom Alexander previously published by 3tres3.com on 30/dec/2005. A key factor in the epidemiology of influenza is the ability of the virus to mutate or, when cells are infected by two different strains, to recombine to produce new viruses. Either of these genetic changes results in the repeated appearance of new strains with different immunogenic structures and/or virulence, including their ability to infect different hosts.

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PORCILIS PCV swine vaccine against porcine circovirus type 2 infection launched in Europe

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health today announces the introduction in Europe of its PORCILIS PCV vaccine against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infection. The launch of this new subunit vaccine was celebrated this week with a dedicated scientific event near Lisbon (Portugal), attracting hundreds of veterinarians from all over Europe.

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Mexico - Sixty swine flu fatalities In Mexico

A rare outbreak of human swine flu has killed at least 60 people in Mexico and spread to the United States where authorities are on alert, the World Health Organisation said on Friday.

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New Zealand - Strategy fights foodborne Salmonella

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) has launched its plan to reduce the incidence of Salmonella in food. There are 1,274 cases reported to public health units a year, or 30.2 cases for every 100,000 New Zealanders.

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EFSA publishes further opinion on smoke flavourings

In the fifth of a series of opinions on different smoke flavourings, EFSA’s CEF Panel has expressed safety concerns over the use of the flavouring product Scansmoke PB 1110.

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Namibia: African swine fever

OIE has reported a case of African Swine fever in Namibia. Part of the country is considered endemic for ASF. Pigs must be raised in bio-secure pens to avoid contact with wild warthogs. The date of the previous occurrence was 12/11/2008.

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PRRS Eradication

Preventing vertical and horizontal spread of PRRSV from dam to offspring is critical for the production of naive replacement stock

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New Testing Method Approved For Detecting Salmonella in Food

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced availability of a testing method that it has developed to help food producers detect deadly Salmonella contamination in their products. The Salmonella Rapid Culture Method delivers highly accurate results in less than 48 hours, compared to up to four days for other methods.