Swine news - Pig health

The Department of Animal Health (DAH) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supplies (MAPA) of Brazil is increasing the health surveillance measures with the aim of avoiding the entry of the African swine fever (ASF) virus in the country.

The European Commissioner for Agriculture, Phil Hogan, said on Tuesday that the presence and spread of ASF in the EU should be taken more seriously.

Since last September 13th, 15 cases of African swine fever have been detected in wild boars found dead in the region of Etalle.

The statements signed at the Southern Agricultural Counsel (Consejo Agropecuario del Sur, CAS) refer to the common perspective regarding residues, antimicrobial resistances and the access of GMO into the markets.

18 cases of African Swine Fever.

Procedures for the pig farms located in an area affected by ASF in wild boars that wish to transport their pigs to an abattoir.

Goals for Fiscal Years 2019-2023 is CVM’s blueprint for guiding its activities over the next five years to combat antimicrobial resistance and preserve the effectiveness of antimicrobial drugs.

This measure is taken to avoid a possible transmission of the virus from wild boar to domestic pigs.

So far, 9 cases of African swine fever have been confirmed in the region of Etalle, in the province of Luxembourg.

Jilin, the eight province affected by ASF.

Animal diseases, such as avian influenza or African swine fever, know no borders and can continually affect new areas. Reducing the risk is possible through the implementation of procedures designed to avoid the introduction and spread of pathogens in animal populations.

Affected animals have been detected in the center of the country.

The monitoring will be carried out on some 200 farms where zinc has been prescribed in the last 6 months.

African swine fever has now been detected in the province of Inner Mongolia.

A dead wild boar confirmed positive to CSF was found within the 10km radius from the affected farm.

A systematic review of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the food chain by the Food Standards Agency (2016) concluded that there was a lack of data on AMR prevalence in British-produced food, leading to difficulty in monitoring trends or producing risk assessments for the exposure of consumers.

The growing threat posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria can only be tackled through a “One Health” approach, MEPs said on Wednesday.

Sardinia has gone from more than 100 outbreaks in 2013 to 3 in 2018.

Ms Anne Bucher, the current chair of the Commission's Regulatory Scrutiny Board, will take over as head of the Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) on 1 October.

The presence of ASF in several Polish voivodates has forced the Ukrainian authorities to impose certain restrictions.

The disease has been detected in the provinces of Liaoning, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Heilongjiang.

Overall antibiotic usage in pigs halved in just two years between 2015 and 2017.