Swine news - Pig health

According to the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, the number of ASF outbreaks in the country is down from last year, but the risk of disease spread remains.

Previously, examining all wild boar hunted in good health was only mandatory in the districts of Görlitz and Bautzen, but this has now been extended to the districts of Meissen and Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains as well as to the state capital Dresden.

The arrangement allows for the safe trade of swine products from disease-free zones in Canada in the event of an ASF outbreak.

The so-called Animal Health Troika met with the European Commission in Brussels to discuss the joint approach to combat African swine fever.

This year ASF cases have already surpassed the total for 2020. Even so, the pig industry is expected to see growth.

Russa's leading pork producer, Miratorg, announces an ASF outbreak on a 24,000-head finishing farm.

USDA will take action to prevent the spread of African swine fever.

To reduce confusion with trading partners over the trichinae-free status of U.S. pork products, the program will be eliminated in October.

The Central Veterinary Laboratory (LAVECEN) is now fully equipped to test for ASF virus.

MEPs support the EU’s One Health approach to addressing the challenge of antimicrobial resistance

The greatest number of outbreaks were reported in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, near Mielec.

On September 3, 2021, the Institut Pasteur's National Reference Center (CNR) for respiratory infection viruses confirmed the infection of a man by an influenza virus of swine origin (H1N2)v.

Recent outbreaks have been confirmed in several provinces.

This ban is a temporary measure to prevent the entry of African swine fever into the country.

The disease has already been confirmed in 25 of the 32 provinces, which correspond to the largest pig producing areas.

The entry of porcine ingredients in luggage represents a high risk for the introduction of African swine fever.

The vast majority of outbreaks involved farms that kept a small number of pigs.

The first case of African swine fever in wild pigs in Hong Kong has been reported.

In view of the worsening ASF situation in wild boar, the Slovak Ministry has decided to reduce the wild boar population.

ASF outbreaks in both wild boar and domestic pigs continue to increase each month and are exceeding 2020 levels.

A total of 33 countries in the Americas and the Caribbean agreed to join efforts to support the DR in implementing actions to control and eradicate African swine fever and prevent its spread.

The lifting of the Japanese embargo is particularly significant as Japan represents an important market for the Belgian pork sector.