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Vaccine will help pork industry to respond to the threat posed by porcine epidemic diarrhea

A farrow to finish farm in Middlesex County, Ontario has been the first in Canada to be confirmed infected by Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea.

No states have reported a first positive result in the last week and so the total affected remains at 23.

Alberta's Chief Provincial Veterinarian has declared PED as a reportable disease in the Province of Alberta.

According to BPEX, there has been an outbreak of Swine Dysentery in Yorkshire.

Total number of biological samples testing positive for PEDv reached 6,006.

According to AASV, the addition of Nebraska brings to 20 the number of states reporting at least one confirmed case of PED virus in a swine herd.

Reports beginning with the week of September 15 show dramatic increases in cases in NC.

Oral fluid sampling can be a good tool for monitoring PEDV circulation on farm.

Overall, the number of states with at least one swine herd infected remains at 17.

The new test, called an immunofluorescence antibody or indirect fluorescent antibody assay and conducted using blood samples from pigs.

There have been 695 positive samples tested from 378 positive accessions.

Results indicate 19 new case accessions in a total of 16 states (the first case in Texas was reported this week).

SENASICA announced its measures to prevent the introduction of PED into Mexico through a press release issued on Tuesday, June 25, 2013.

The National Pork Board has approved $450,000 in Checkoff funds to help speed research into finding answers to this new disease threat facing the domestic pork industry.

There had been 113 positive cases by PCR or IHC on a total of 103 farms in 11 states.