United Kingdom: combined agency to safeguard animal and plant health
A combined agency will start work this autumn to ensure government is better equipped to prevent the spread of animal and plant diseases.
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Colombia confirms a new outbreak of CSF
The pig farm is located in the Barrio El Carbón (Ocaña, Norte de Santander).
Economic impact of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae on pig farms
Estimated losses associated with M. hyopneumoniae alone and M. hyopneumoniae in combination with PRRSV were among the four health challenges with the highest estimated average loss for all pigs in the study population.
Ecuador confirms an outbreak of porcine enteric coronavirus
On the farm there are 10,908 susceptible animals of which 1,341 cases.
European Union: Commission further reviews control measures to combat African Swine Fever
An update of EU control measures to combat the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) was endorsed by Member State experts.
PEDV RNA present in commercial spray-dried porcine plasma is not infectious to naïve pigs
The results indicates no evidence of infectivity of the PEDV RNA in the SDPP lot utilized.
Estonia confirms the first case of African Swine Fever
Estonia becomes the fourth country in the EU to notify cases of PPA.
Retrospective analysis confirms earliest appearance of PDCoV in the U.S
Positive samples were collected on August 9, 2013 (3 samples) and October 6, 2013.
Alternative sampling strategies for passive classical and African swine fever surveillance in wild boar
Taken together, swab samples could be recommended as a pragmatic approach to sample fallen wild boar.
The state of foot-and-mouth disease in the north of Africa worsens
The state of foot-and-mouth disease in the north of Africa worsens with the notification of the first outbreak in Algeria (where the last outbreak had been notified in 1999), and the spreading of the disease to Tunisia.
European Union: Commission modifies areas under restriction for African swine fever
In order to focus animal health control measures and to prevent the spread of African swine fever is necessary to replace the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/178/EU to include the relevant areas of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
Colombia establishes the compulsory vaccination against CSF in some departments
The ICA (Colombian Agriculture and Livestock Institute) has established as compulsory the vaccination against CSF in the departments of Atlántico, Bolívar, Córdoba, La Guajira, Magdalena, Sucre and some municipalities of Cesar and Norte de Santander.
Cote D'Ivoire: African swine fever outbreak
This is the first outbreak of the disease since 1996.
Taiwan: 34 pig farms were confirmed being infected with PEDV
According to the testing results of affected farms from regional and national laboratories, 34 pig farms were confirmed being infected with PEDV.
Mexico: actions for the recognition of the pig health status
The SAGARPA (Ministry of Agriculture, Stockbreeding, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food) and the Mexican pig production chain are carrying out different actions for the recognition of the pig health status in Mexico and the export markets expansion.
In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of Mycoplasma hyorhinis field isolates collected from swine lung specimens in Korea
These results provide practical information for treatment of M hyorhinis infection in pigs.