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Figure 1. A natural infection model was used to evaluate detection of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae post-contact with an infectious gilt. X-axis: Weeks post-contact. Samples were collected in live gilts from Day 0 until 8 weeks post-contact.

Time to rethink Mycoplasma surveillance protocols for gilt introduction to negative sow herds

Traditional surveillance protocols for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae should not become a tradition. In this article, the authors give us their field-based research approach for an updated surveillance protocol with increased diagnostic accuracy.

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Germany: Additional measures ordered in the fight against ASF

Ministry of Consumer Protection orders measures outside of existing ASF restriction zones: Increased hunting to reduce the wild boar population and increased search for dead animals.

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Overview of the restriction zones in Brandenburg

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ASF Germany: Affected area expanded

Restricted zones have been adapted again to the animal disease situation. Affected districts change general animal disease directives.

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Boehringer Ingelheim: Winners of the 2020 European PRRS Research Award announced

Boehringer Ingelheim recognizes scientific excellence by awarding three research proposals with a funding of 25,000 euro each. The company sponsored the annual European PRRS Awards for the seventh time.

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Map of ASF cases in wild boar reported in 2018, 2019 and 2020 (as of September, 2020) (Source: MAPA based on RASVE-ADNS data)

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Current ASF situation in the European Union

The disease is increasing in wild boar and seems to be more controlled in domestic pigs, although confirmed outbreaks have picked up this last quarter.

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Compartmentalization for African swine fever

With the ever-present risk of further ASF spread, compartmentalization offers an attractive alternative to zoning as an option for swine producers to ensure business continuity and sustained trade in the face of ASF.

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France: Draft project to increase wild boar hunting

The draft decree plans to add traps as a means of hunting to combat crop damage caused by wild boar.

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ASF Germany: six more cases confirmed in wild boar

These cases are located within the existing core area - bringing the total to 46 cases of ASF.

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New information reveals ASF has been in Germany since July

According to the first official epidemiological investigation results, ASF was introduced into Germany in the first half of July.

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Ceva opens new reference for autogenous vaccine manufacture

Ceva builds on its preventative health strategy with the opening of a new European reference for the manufacture of autogenous vaccines.

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Current outbreak of CSF in domestic pigs in Japan. Source: OIE.

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Japan confirms CSF in domestic pigs for first time in six months

Classical swine fever was confirmed on a pig farm with 5,390 head in Takasaki City.

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Germany confirms ASF case in a new district

The new outbreak is located about 60 km straight north of the previously defined core zone.

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ASF Germany: Brandenburg builds a solid fence at the Polish border

To protect against the introduction of African swine fever, Brandenburg is building a solid protective fence at the border with Poland.

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Small molecules block PRRSV from infecting pig cells

A compound was identified that blocks the interaction between PRRSV and CD163, a macrophage-specific membrane scavenger receptor, potentially preventing infection.

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PRRSV control - example of a failed program

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