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Movement restrictions on the farm of origin of a pig with vesicular lesions found at the slaughterhouse in Tao Yuan County and on the farms in Penghu are lifted.

The derogation granted to Italy to authorise the dispatch of pig meat from Sardinia to areas outside Sardinia, is suspended.

The European Commission has published the Decision 2011/838/EU of 13 December 2011 amending Decision 2008/855/EC as regards the period of application of animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States.

In two follow-up reports sent to the OIE, Botswana notified that no new foot and mouth disease outbreaks have occurred since April and May 2011.

One pig with vesicular lesions was found in a detention pen (only one pig in that pen) of the slaughterhouse in Tao Yuan County.

Prysiazhniuk says that during a meeting with EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Dacian Ciolos they reached agreement on stepping up control over movements of animal products, grain from the Russian territory affected by African swine fever, and also control over migration of wild animals.

The outbreaks are located in the departments of Jutipa (1 focus), Chimaltenango (4), Suchitequepez (1), Guatemala (1), Santa Rosa (1).

In Lugansk region, in order to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) from the border regions of the Russian Federation, a total of 14,000 pigs have been killed.

The status of the FMD free zone where vaccination is suspended with effect from 5 December 2011.

This is the first time that Romania is authorised after its accession because of the classical swine fever situation that has however largely improved in the last years.

Russian veterinary authorities have reported five new outbreaks of African swine fever in the country's various regions.

The Chituplun Chines outbreak is limited to this farm. No further cases have been observed. Epidemiological surveillance continues at national level.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of El Salvador has decided to suspend imports of pork from Guatemala after confirming the occurrence of classical swien fever in the neighboring country.

The vesicular epithelium sample was processed for virus isolation in cell culture and typing by ELISA and PCR confirmed serotype O of the FMD virus.

The Rosselkhoznadzor has reported new outbreaks of African swine fever in Russia’s Volgograd and Tver regions.

The veterinary authorities of Kenya have sent Follow Up report No. 1 dated 28 November to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).