Russia: conference call on measures to fight African swine fever
Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich has held a conference call on measures to fight African swine fever and other highly dangerous human and animal diseases.
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France increases the surveillance against African Swine Fever
The French Directorate General of Food has summoned veterinarians, farmers, technicians and all the operators in the pig sector to maximise the preventive measures against ASF.
Lithuania bans imports of live pigs and pork from Belarus
26th June 2013, with a view to preventing a spread of this serious epidemic disease, the order of director of the State Food and Veterinary Service No. B1-451 was issued.
Belarus confirms a second outbreak of African Swine Fever
The outbreak is located on a farm with a total of 20611 susceptible pigs of wich 26 cases.
Belarus: first African Swine Fever outbreak
This is the first confirmation of the disease in the territory of Belarus.
Russia: 17 new African Swine fever outbreaks
The outbreaks are located in Smolenskaya (1 outbreak), Voronezhskaya (14) and Volgogradskaya (2).
Russia: eight new outbreaks of African swine fever
There are a total of 1301 susceptible animals of which 148 are cases.
Spain: CReSA joins the Global African Swine Fever Research Alliance (GARA)
The primary objective of the GARA will be to support through scientific actions the OIE and FAO efforts in the global control and, when feasible, the eradication of ASF.
Ukraine temporarily bans Belarus pork imports for suspicion of ASF
The Ukrainian veterinary service, because of suspected cases of African swine fever in Belarus, temporarily banned the importation of animals and their products to ascertain the circumstances.
Italy: conclusions of the visit of the FVO to Sardinia
The need to fight against the illegal presence of pigs at the farms has been reaffirmed.
Russia: African swine fever in Severnaya Osetiya-Alanya
Two outbreaks were registered in Romanovo (Alagirsky raion) and Nart (Ardonsky raion).
Italy: EU inspectors in Sardinia for the African Swine Fever control
EU inspectors were in Sardinia for the verification of the African Swine Fever monitoring plan.
Potential use of oral fluid samples for serological diagnosis of African swine fever
These results confirmed the presence of ASFV antibodies in swine oral fluids samples, the possibility of an oral fluid-based approach in ASF diagnosis and, potentially in ASF surveillance.
African swine fever in the Russian Federation: Spatio-temporal analysis and epidemiological overview
Anthropogenic factors play the leading role in the spread of ASF across the territory of the Russian Federation.
Russia: coordination of FMD preventive measures started its work
During the meeting will be discussed issues related to risks of other transboundery diseases such as highly pathogenic avian influenza, African swine fever.