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Measures to prevent and treat animal diseases such as avian flu or African swine fever were informally agreed by MEPs, the Latvian Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the European Commission on Monday.

The CITAG, strategically located in the El Dorado Airport (Bogotá) will help to strengthen the prevention programmes to avoid the entrance of pests and diseases.

The United States and Canada have agreed to recognize each other’s zoning decisions when a foreign animal disease (FAD) outbreak occurs, to facilitate trade between disease-free zones.

After the detection of new cases of African Swine Fever in Poland and Estonia, the European Commission has decided to modify the list of areas subject to animal health control measures.

According to Farmscape, Manitoba's Chief Veterinary Officer expects swine barns in the province that have been infected with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea to be free of the infection within the next couple of months.

The international recognition by the OIE will be made official today, Thursday 28 May.

In 2015, it is expected to vaccinate 102,400 pigs against CSF, a disease that is in the process of being eradicated in Peru.

The programme covers the period 2015 - 2018 and came into force on April 29, 2015.  

This is the first time an FMD socioeconomic panel discussed the available methods and tools available for conducting FMD socioeconomic analyses required to support investments and provide evidence of FMD impacts in different production systems.

With the aim of controlling and eradicating CSF and to strengthen pig production in all Colombia, the ICA and Asoporcicultores have started an intense free vaccination campaign against this disease in the Atlantic Coast.

The use of names such as ‘swine flu’ and ‘Middle East Respiratory Syndrome’ has had unintended negative impacts by stigmatizing certain communities or economic sectors.

MAFF had previously recognized the States of Sonora, Jalisco and Yucatan, among others, as disease-free.

A total of 1,033 serum samples for diagnosis of classical swine fever will be taken in Valle del Cauca.

The Chilean pig sector is still improving in the strengthening of animal health through the implementation of prevention, control and eradication programmes.

The negotiations were held on the initiative of the Belarusian side on the 13th of April and were devoted to resuming pork and beef imports from meat-processing plants of Belarus.

The SAGARPA signed the second stage of the Technical Cooperation Agreement for the Encouragement of Abilities with the IICA, with which the geographical coverage will englobe 22 Central American and Caribbean countries.