Infectious dose of ASFV when consumed naturally in liquid or feed
Although greater concentrations of ASF virus were required to cause infection through feed, the high frequency of exposure may make contaminated feed a more significant risk factor.
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China: last version of "ASF Epidemic Emergency Implementation Plan"
On 29 January 2019, MARA released the 2019 edition of the ‘ASF Epidemic Emergency Implementation Plan’.
UN’s FAO urges safer practices in livestock trade across the Greater Mekong Sub-Region
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization has urged countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) to be vigilant in their inspection and monitoring of cross border trade of animal products as transboundary animal diseases (TADs) continue to pose health risks.
CSF is still spreading through Japan
The disease has been detected on 7 pig farms, the last one with 1,600 susceptible animals.
The 90 proteins that make up the ASF virus have been identified
The work provides an atlas that describes the possible roles of these components in the assembly of the viral particle, the viral genes expression and the entry of the virus into the host cell.
Brazil detects a new Senecavirus outbreak
After a first detection in 2015, the SHIC has confirmed the reappearance of the disease.
Spreading speed of ASF in Belgium
The analysis of the evolution of speed with time shows how the average speed has remained constant (1-2 km/week) from September 2018 to January 2019.
High-level conference on preparing European hunters to eradicate African Swine Feve
The conference was attended by experts from the hunting community, scientists, the European Commission, EFSA, OIE, national authorities as well as key stakeholders from EU farming and pig meat sectors.
EU: Fighting animal diseases and plant pests
For 2019, the Commission decided to allocate about €154 million to the fight against animal diseases and infectious diseases of animals that can be transmitted to humans as well as to support plant pests surveys.
Alternative sampling strategies for passive CSF and ASF surveillance in wild boar
Fallen wild boar are the main target for passive surveillance. However, encouraging reporting by hunters and sampling of these animals is difficult.
Denmark has decided to avoid the entry of ASF
Besides intensifying wild boar hunting, Denmark has started to build a fence along the Danish-German border.
Rabobank: Another uncertain year for global pork market
As 2019 gets underway, we see another year full of potential in global pork, with growth in production and demand in many parts of the world. Yet this is overshadowed by the uncertainty created by complex disease and trade issues, as can be read in the just-released RaboResearch report ‘Pork Quarterly Q1 2019: Another Uncertain Year – With More Complex Disease and Trade Issues’.
EFSA: harmonised data collection for more effective risk assessment
The proposed approach automatically translates data currently collected by Member States into a common language and stores them logically.
ASF:Copa-Cogeca launches a series of conferences on biosecurity
Above all, farmers and those working on holdings need to fully understand how to correctly implement the necessary measures.
Contingency plan for exotic notifiable diseases of animals in England
This contingency plan describes how government, and operational partners, prepare for and respond to an exotic notifiable disease outbreak or incident.
Japan detects a new CSF outbreak on a pig farm
The outbreak has affected a farm with 23 susceptible animals.