
Swine news - Pig health
COVID-19 USA: Assurance about food safety and supply
Frank Yiannas, from the FDA assures that the nation’s food and feed supply is safe and secure despite the pandemic.
Poland: first ASF outbreak on commercial farm in the west of the country
Over 20,000 commercial pigs were affected in the west of the country, the first domestic outbreak in 2020.
China's livestock sector resumes business
China's livestock product and slaughtering sectors have basically resumed work and production as containment of the COVID-19 outbreak is improving in the country, according to the country's agricultural ministry.
Current ASF situation in Belgium
Since September 13, 2018, almost 5,000 wild boar have been tested in the Walloon Region, of which 832 were found ASF positive.
OIE: Covid-19 and veterinary activities designated as essential

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COVID-19: Commission launches European team of scientific experts
The European Commission launched an advisory panel on COVID-19 composed of epidemiologists and virologists from different Member States to formulate EU guidelines on science-based and coordinated risk management measures.
EFSA goes Spanish
China: ASF detected in smuggled pigs
Pigs illegally transported in Sichuan were found to be postive for African swine fever.
Brazil increases the use of canine teams in airports to detect products of animal origin
EU: Interactive tool to explore antimicrobial resistance data
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has just updated the interactive tool for viewing antimicrobial resistance data for 2018.
Coronavirus: no evidence that food is a source or transmission route
There is currently no evidence that food is a likely source or route of transmission of the virus.


African Swine Fever
U.S. announces ASF action plan
Antimicrobial resistance in the EU - some encouraging trends
Salmonella and Campylobacter are becoming increasingly resistant to the antibiotic ciprofloxacin, but there has been positive development in food-producing animals.
ASF Vietnam: How to predict the future without knowing how many sows were destroyed?
Over 5.9 million pigs have been destroyed in Vietnam due to ASF, but the number of sows killed is unknown. IPSARD created two simulation scenarios to help predict the implications.
EC: progress report on Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan
Philippines: national task force created to combat ASF
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order creating a national task force to prevent the entry, contain, and control animal-borne diseases such as African swine fever (ASF) following the sharp rise in the number of cases nationwide.
Russia introduces a unified animal identification system


Brazil: Senecavirus A surveillance increases on pig farms
Rafael Laguens elected as President of the World Veterinary Association
Rafael Laguens García, president of the Veterinary Association of Soria and former president of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE), has been elected as the new president of the World Veterinary Association.
United Kingdom: new immigration rules threaten veterinary workforce
Colombia establishes health measures to prevent ASF
The ICA establishes sanitary measures at ports, airports and border control points.
Philippines strictly enforces nationwide ASF zoning plan
President moves legislation to ensure the control and eradication of African swine fever in the Philippines.
Mexico launches a new application to prevent the entry of exotic animal diseases
The application for mobile devices AVISE, allows the reporting of symptoms in animals that could indicate the presence of exotic diseases on farm or production unit.

