UK - Pandemic H1N1 flu virus found in pigs in Norfolk
Pigs on a farm in Norfolk have been confirmed as positive to H1N1. This is the sixth case of pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza virus, following earlier cases in Northern Ireland.
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Finland - Influenza A/H1N1 2009 in pigs
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has confirmed the first case of H1N1 in Finland's swine herd.
Summary of swine influenza (2/2)
Most of the outbreaks detected in pigs have resulted from infections transmitted to the pigs by humans or have no known cause.
Iowa State researcher produces, ships only H1N1 vaccine available for swine
The H1N1 virus has now been found in a Canadian swine herd, and an Iowa State University researcher is ready to produce an H1N1 flu vaccine for pigs.
Indonesia - Pandemic influenza A/H1N1
The Ministry of Agriculture officially declared on 23 November 2009 that an outbreak of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 occurs in pigs.
EU - Commission approves €275 million for the eradication, monitoring and control of animal diseases
The European Commission adopted a financial package of €275 million to support programmes to eradicate, control and monitor animal diseases in 2010. The 224 annual or multi-annual programmes which were selected for EU funding will tackle animal diseases that impact both human and animal health.
China - Swine tested positive for A/H1N1
Swine at a slaughterhouse in Heilongjiang province tested positive for the virus last Thursday, the Ministry of Agriculture revealed over the weekend.
Summary of swine influenza (1/2)
Normally, in pigs influenza is an acute respiratory infection with pyrexia, lethargy, prostration, reluctance to eat and drink. Indoor housed pigs are usually affected simultaneously, with recovery within 1-2 weeks. No adverse effects occur unless there is secondary infection.
United Kingdom - BVA’S 8-point plan for responsible use of antimicrobials
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has launched a simple and effective 8-point plan for the responsible use of antimicrobials in veterinary practice.
Pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v: Human to pig transmission in Norway?
In Norway there is an ongoing outbreak in pigs of infections with pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v virus. The first herd was confirmed positive on 10 October 2009. As of 26 October, a total of 23 herds have been diagnosed as positive.
European Union - Better surveillance needed to fight spread of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic infections
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) and the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) have published a joint scientific opinion on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) focused on infections transmitted to humans from animals and food (zoonoses).
Russia - Restrictions connected with Classical Swine Fever in Lithuania lifted
Due to the modifications of the Rosselkhoznadzor Instruction No. FS-GGVI/7340 dd. 17.07.09, temporary restrictions on import of pigs and pork products into the Russian Federation from districts of Pasvalys, Biržai, Rokiškis of the Panevėžys County of the Republic of Lithuania are lifted.
European Union - EFSA: Technical specifications for the monitoring and reporting of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) on animals and food
Based on the opinion of the scientific panel on Biological Hazards on the monitoring of VTEC and the identification of human pathogenic VTEC types (EFSA, 2007), harmonised technical specifications are proposed for the monitoring and reporting of VTEC in relevant animal populations and foodstuff categories.
Vietnam - FMD resurfaces
After a lapse of several months, FMD broke out again in the northern province of Hoa Binh.
Russia - Pigs slaughtered in Rostov region
In the course of actions to eradicate foci of African swine fever (ASF) in the Rostov region, it was planned to kill more than 23.000 pigs.
European Union - EFSA: Technical specifications for harmonised national surveys on Yersinia enterocolitica in slaughter pigs
Based on the opinion from the scientific panel on Biological Hazards on the monitoring and identification of human enteropathogenic Yersinia spp. (EFSA, 2007c), the Task Force on Zoonoses Data Collection was asked by the European Food Safety Authority to draft harmonised technical specifications to be used for national surveys for the monitoring and reporting of Yersinia enterocolitica in pig populations under the Directive 2003/99/EC (EC, 2003).