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In the last decade, many PED outbreaks have been reported by several countries in Asia whereas only a few Member States of the EU have reported PED clinical cases and/or PED virus (PEDV)-seropositive animals.

WASDE raised the commercial pork production forecast for 2015 to 23.9 billion pounds, for the first time exceeds beef output in 62 years.

One of the main strategies for curbing the spread of emerging diseases is to stop the virus from being introduced into non-infected areas.

The CVO has gathered sufficient evidence to conclude that the swine premise was negative for PEDv during the time period when the initial samples were submitted.

The information presented in this technical factsheet reflects the epidemiological observations and research done on PEDV.

This farm is located outside the five-km buffer zone of two other farms where PED was confirmed last week.

There are a total of 31 and 17 states with at least one positive case of PEDv and SDCv, respectively.

The province is reporting an on-farm case of PED Virus at a sow farm in south east Manitoba.

On the farm there are 10,908 susceptible animals of which 1,341 cases.

Positive samples were collected on August 9, 2013 (3 samples) and October 6, 2013.

According to the testing results of affected farms from regional and national laboratories, 34 pig farms were confirmed being infected with PEDV.

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.

The number of PEDv cases in the country since the first outbreak in October has reached more than 800, this is around 15% of all pig farms.

The Commission has considered it necessary to review the animal health requirements for the entry of consignments of porcine animals into the Union from the areas in which the disease caused by these viruses is present.

This is the first USDA conditional license granted for a PEDv vaccine since the initial outbreak.

The disease has been reported in the provinces of Santiago, Santiago Rodríguez, Peravia, La Vega, Salcedo y Distrito Nacional.