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According to OIE and PigUA, Ukranian veterinary authorities have confirmed an outbreak of African Swine Fever near Voinivka village.

Since the beginning of the year, 12 CSF outbreaks have been detected in this area of the country.

Following Parliament's endorsement, the regulation can now be published in the EU Official Journal.

The research is focused on one of the pig genes associated with African Swine Fever Virus infection called RELA. The gene causes the immune system to overreact with devastating effects.

Fourteen states and the Federal District are about to receive the Clasical Swine Fever (CSF)-free area status, according to the information provided by the Ministry of Agriculture of Brazil.

The outbreak was detected in a village with a total of 1.003 susceptible pigs, 130 of which were diagnosed.

CSF was detected in the township of Arache, municipality of Chima.

Measures to prevent and halt outbreaks of animal diseases such as avian flu or African swine fever were backed by the Agriculture Committee on Tuesday.

The Commission confirmed that it was ready to finance prevention and control of the ASF in Ukraine as long as a strategy is presented by this country.

The European Commission has awarded a total of €32.5 million, for the years 2016 and 2017, to support the 43 EU Reference Laboratories (EU-RLs) designated for food and feed safety, as well as animal health.

The farms are located in the provinces of Dornod (2 farms) and Tuv (one farm).

2015 ends with a significant increase in cases of African swine fever (ASF) in the European Union.

The veterinary authorities of Ontario (Canada) have reported two new PED outbreaks in the last month. No new outbreaks had been notified since July.

The total population of susceptible animals in the holding is 670, of which 30 developed symptoms.

Compared to 2015, an increased amount (7 million) has been allocated in 2016 for the implementation of eradication and control of African Swine Fever programmes, mainly in the 4 Member States where the disease has occurred in 2013.

FMD situation in Libya and Morocco requires to adopt protection measures at Union level which take into account the survival of the virus in the environment and potential transmission routes of that virus.