Page 9 of articles about swine-diseases in Swine news

The Commission has adopted decisions to commit close to €165 million to fight against animal diseases and zoonoses as well as further support the survey programmes for plant pests in 2017.

Increase in ASF outbreaks in domestic pigs in Russia and Ukraine, and in wild boars in Poland and Lithuania.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing a new process for prioritizing reviews of countries or regions it has previously granted animal health status recognition.

The ICA from Colombia and the CEEZAD from the USA will sign an animal health cooperation agreement.

The ocurence of new cases of ASF in wild boars in parts of Latvia and Poland has led the Commission to extend restrictions in these areas. In contrast, in certain areas of Latvia and Lithuania the situation in domestic pigs has improved.

An outbreak was confirmed on a commercial pig farm with a total of 5.165 susceptible animals.

The farm, that is located in the district of Lianxi (Jiujiang, Jiangxi), has 482 susceptible animals.

An outbreak of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) has been reported in Li Nha, Tapheim, Tramkak (Takeo).

The decision is conditional on the divestment of a number of animal health vaccines and pharmaceuticals.

During the workshop, participants got updates on prevention and control measures planned by Moldovan authorities, and learned new methods and strategies from FAO international experts.

A farm with 6,300 susceptible animals and another one with 737 located in Sokolivka (Vasylkivskiy) and Tetiyiv (Tetiyivskiy), both in the oblast of Kiev.

The outbreak was detected in a commercial farm with a total of 43,884 susceptible pigs, 150 of which were diagnosed.

According to the WOAH, the disease has appeared in domestic pigs in the small village of Vanimo (West Sepik), near the border with Indonesia.

The diagnostic team found microscopic lesions in the pigs’ central nervous tissues containing a novel sapelovirus that researchers hadn’t previously encountered.

Canada has recognized Mexico as free of CSF, thus opening a new destination for exports of Mexican pork meat.

The Commission showed openness to these request and restated its commitment to finding solutions.