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At the SCOFCAH, possible import restrictive measures to protect the EU pig population against the introduction of the disease and in particular of the emerging Deltacoronavirus were reviewed.

According to OIE, Canada has so far experienced 4 outbreaks (of which 2 clusters) of PEDv in 4 provinces with a total of 58 farms affected.

Since the start of the epidemic, more than 6,000 farms have been affected by the PEDv.

Enhancing biosecurity and education to help combat the spread of pig diseases will help Alberta's hog producers maintain a healthy pork industry.

In October 2013, an outbreak of PED was confirmed after an absence of 7 years.

Due to health issues, such as PEDv in North America, a severe contraction in hog supplies is expected.

Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced $200,000 in funding to help Saskatchewan’s hog industry respond to potential cases of PEDV. To date, there have been no confirmed cases in Saskatchewan hogs.

USDA is taking this latest action due to the devastating effect on swine health since it was first confirmed in the country last year.

The farms that became infected were linked by a single source of feed and a single batch of plasma and the biosecurity on some of these farms was very good and there were no other links.

The Ministry of Agriculture of Brazil has decided to strengthen the health measures for imported live pigs in order to guarantee that some diseases, such as porcine epidemic diarrhoea, do not enter the country.

The goal is to ensure the safety of the Brazilian swine herd, especially after the outbreak of PED in countries that regularly export live pigs for breeding to Brazil.

Since the virus was detected in October 2013 – the first time in seven years within Japan – the virus has already spread to 18 of Japan’s prefectures, killing over 39,000 piglets as of April 2.

Last week’s number down to 270. This maintains the general downward trend in positive case submissions.

China, the world's largest consumer of pork, has asked the USDA to conduct testing and provide certification that live hogs come from herds that are free of porcine epidemic diarrhea, or PED, virus.

According to Rabobank, if the virus continues at its current rate, the shortfall to US slaughter in 2014 could be as much as 15 million hogs.

There has been one confirmed case of PEDv in Manitoba farm.