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Results from two samples from pigs at the Georgia Junior National Livestock Show held February 18-21, 2015 tested positive for PEDv.

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced investments of nearly $2 million to strengthen traceability and biosecurity in Canada’s pork industry.

The four outbreaks have been confirmed by the IZS Brescia, that pointed out that the culprit is a low-pathogenicity US strain.

It was reported this week that the first ever PED-positive sample in Saskatchewan was detected towards the end of January.

Three projects will look at controlling Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED).

This latest outbreak brings the total in the province to 71 since January 2014.

According to Rabobank, in 2015 turbulence will remain with uncertainty about the possible remergence of PEDv, the developments regarding ASF...

According to the information published by the US Department of Agriculture, since 2014 the Ukrainian pig producers would have informed of the presence of many PED outbreaks.

National Pig Health Council (NPHC) Chairman Pat Kirwan, said at the meeting of the NPHC a number of measures were agreed to limit the risk of entry of the PEDv into Ireland.

Since last 5 June, there are 625 farms and premises infected with PEDV, and 28 infected with PDCoV. Although a rise in the number of cases was to be expected due to the cold weather, they are not appearing so far.

Three naturally occurring US PEDV strains have been identified: the original PEDV, the PEDV with changes in the spike gene (INDEL), and the PEDV strain (S2aa-del).

APHIS noted its progress addressing Swine Enteric Coronavirus Disease (SECD) since issuing a Federal Order requiring the reporting of SECD to federal and state animal health officials.

In light of the EFSA opinion and of the evolution in the disease situation, the protection measures established by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 750/2014 should be prolonged until the end of October 2015.

To avoid the entrance of the disease in Chile from Peru (affected country), the SAG is implementing several measures.

The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has issued a quarantine order stopping the movement of pigs on Oahu after an outbreak of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv), was confirmed on a farm in Waianae Valley.

This phase aims to prevent the spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) during transport of Saskatchewan hogs.