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Japan’s Miyazaki declares emergency on Foot-and-Mouth

Japan ordered more than 1 percent of its swine herd to be slaughtered after Miyazaki prefecture, the nation’s second-biggest growing region, declared a “state of emergency” as an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease spreads.

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Correlation between clinico-pathological outcome and typing of Haemophilus parasuis field strains

A paper published by Dr Virginia Aragón (CReSA) shows that the severity of Glässer’s disease correlates with the quantities of H. parasuis recovered from the lesions. Moreover, for the first time, disease in domestic pigs has been reproduced with a strain isolated from the nasal cavity of wild boars.

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Dynamics of serum antibodies to and load of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) in pigs in three finishing herds, affected or not by postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome

Despite that PMWS commonly affects pigs aged eight to sixteen weeks; most studies of PMWS have been conducted during the period before transfer to finishing herds. This study focused on PCV2 load and antibody dynamics in finishing herds with different PMWS status.

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Ireland in the list of regions with national control programme for Aujeszky’s

Ireland has submitted supporting documentation to the Commission as regards the Aujeszky’s disease status of that Member State. A national control programmes for Aujeszky’s disease has been implemented in Ireland for several years.

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In silico prediction and ex vivo evaluation of potential T-cell epitopes in glycoproteins 4 and 5 and nucleocapsid protein of genotype-I (European) of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus

Researchers of the CReSA have described for the first time antigenic sites of PRRSV that are recognized by T cells, using bioinformatics tools and later immunological analysis. All these information is relevant for the design of newer and better vaccines.

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China - Spread of foot and mouth disease

Since the first notification of the presence of foot and mouth disease in China, in March 2010, the OIE has reported the appearance of 10 new focal points spread throughout the country.

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Development of Primer-Probe Energy Transfer real-time PCR for the detection and quantification of porcine circovirus type 2

A real-time PCR assay, based on Primer-Probe Energy Transfer (PriProET), was developed to improve the detection and quantification of porcine circovirus type 2 (PVC2).

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Infection of cesarean-derived colostrum-deprived pigs with porcine circovirus type 2 and Swine influenza virus

In this study, we focused on establishing a challenge model for PCV2 to determine whether SIV influences PCV2 replication and increases the severity of PCV2-associated disease.

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FAO warns of increased foot-and-mouth threats

FAO urged heightened international surveillance against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) following three recent incursions in Japan and South Korea.

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Vietnam - PRRS hits fourth province

The outbreak in Hung Yen has brought to four the total number of provinces in Vietnam affected by the disease.

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Japan: Foot-and-mouth suspected in Miyazaki pigs

Four more outbreaks were found between 24 and 28 April 2010 at three more locations in the Southern Miyazaki Prefecture, including Japan's first cases involving pigs at Kawaminami-cho Koyu-gun.

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Canadian Swine Health Board Research targets PRRS eradication

The Canadian Swine Health Board has targeted the eradication of PRRS as one of its initial research priorities.

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S. Korea bans Japanese meat imports

South Korea has banned imports of all meat and by-products from cloven-hoofed animals in Japan after Tokyo confirmed an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease

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Incentive mechanisms for liver lesion control in finishing pigs in the Netherlands

This paper compares the effectiveness of two Dutch incentive mechanisms: a collective insurance – in place prior to July 2004 – and a reduction in producer payment for each delivered pig with a liver lesion – in place from July 2004.

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Paraguay passes the Swine Health Plan

The National Service of Animal Quality and Health (SENACSA) of Paraguay last week announced, by the signing of the Presidential Decree Nº 4,214, the passing of the National Plan for Swine Health of Paraguay and the Program for the Eradication of classical swine fever.

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Detection of porcine circovirus in rodents

The present study reports the detection of PCV2, the pathogenic form of the virus, in mice and rats.