Russia - Foot and mouth disease
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has reported an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Russia. Russia is suffering from its first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease since 2006.
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ArticleClimate change and animal diseases (I)
With the earth warming up there is evidence of accelerated changes in habitat distribution changes that in turn may be affecting disease patterns and emergence of diseases.
Long-distance airborne transport of infectious PRRSV and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae from a swine population infected with multiple viral variants
Airborne transport of PRRSV 1-8-4 and M hyo 232 occurs over longer distances than previously reported and that both pathogens remained infectious.
Vietnam - Farmers wary of raising pigs after blue-ear epidemic
Breeders in the northern province of Hai Duong were reluctant to raise pigs after the two-months' blue-ear epidemic, said Nguyen Van Tinh, deputy director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Assessment of vitamin E levels, selenium levels and presence of viral pathogens as the etiology of mulberry heart disease
The objective of this study was to determine a possible relationship between Mulberry Heart Disease (MHD) and the levels of vitamin E, selenium, and 13 other minerals, in heart and liver tissues, as well as to carry out PCR tests on heart tissues in order to determine the existence of a possible relationship between viral pathogens and MHD.
European Union - The Community Summary Report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from animals and food in the European Union in 2008
In 2008, 25 Member States submitted information on the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic bacteria to the European Commission and the European Food Safety Authority. In addition, two countries that were not European Union Member States provided information for the report. Assisted by its contractor, the Technical University of Denmark, the European Food Safety Authority analysed all the data, the results of which are published in this Community Summary Report.
United Kingdom - Scottish pig industry unveils new eahlth project
The Scottish pig industry and Quality Meat Scotland are taking action to promote high health status in the national pig herd and avoid thousands of pounds of losses through disease introduction.
Laos - Minister calls for measures against pig disease outbreak
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sitaheng Rasphon has banned the import of pigs and pork products from neighbouring countries after an outbreak of blue ear disease on nine Vientiane farms.
Genomic expression profiling in lymph nodes with lymphoid depletion from porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2)-infected pigs
To gain insight into the interaction between the virus and host cells, microarrays were used to analyze changes in genomic expression of lymph nodes following PCV2 infection and negative control in pigs.
Japan – New outbreak of FMD
A local government’s veterinary service found a cow showed typical clinical signs of FMD by surveillance on 4 July. The affected farm is in a movement control area around Miyazaki city. All susceptible animals in the farm were destroyed on 5 July.
Laos - First-time appearance of PRRS
The veterinary authorities of Laos have informed the OIE about the first-time appearance of PRRS on pork farms in the country.
China - MOA steps up work of animal disease prevention in flood-stricken areas
The Ministry of Agriculture issued another notice for animal disease prevention in flood-stricken areas, requiring local authorities to step up organization and guidance and implement prevention and control measures so as to prevent major animal diseases and zoonoses during and after the flood.
Thailand - Livestock officers in various provinces tackle PRRS in pig farms
Livestock officers have inspected pig farms in various provinces following reports of the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) that has killed a large number of pigs in Nong Khai province.
First PCV-2 / Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae vaccine combination registered in the European Union
The EU Commission has approved the simultaneous use of the pig vaccines Ingelvac CircoFLEX® and Ingelvac MycoFLEX® in the European Union. Boehringer Ingelheim will market this unique vaccine concept under the name FLEXcombo®.
Vietnam - Efforts made to restore pig herds
Nguyen Thanh Son, deputy director of the Department of Livestock Production spoke with Thoi Bao Kinh Te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) about pig farming after the outbreak of blue-ear pig disease.
Slovenia, Poland and Spain get Aujesky's upgrade
EU veterinary experts have decided to upgrade the health status of several member states.
the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCOFCAH) agreed to declare Slovenia an Aujesky-free member state, while Poland and Spain were also upgraded to a regime of "special trade rules" aimed at consolidating progress made to date.