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ASF in Greece: Netherlands mandatory additional Cleansing & Disinfection transport vehicles

Due to the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in Greece transport vehicles for ungulates that return or enter from Greece to The Netherlands require additional cleansing and disinfection (C&D) immediately after entering The Netherlands.

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US passes bill to protect the nation from foreign animal diseases

"Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019" gives funding to increase national biosecurity.

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Italy reports cases of Aujeszky's disease in wild boar and dogs

In the last ten days at least six dogs have died from Aujeszky's disease in the provinces of Forlì, Cesena and Rimini.

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Groundbreaking results: the importance of deep cleaning in the fight against ASF

The secondary properties of a disinfectant are key to beat ASF.

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Australia: tackling 200 new ASF threats per week

With the announcement of ASF in Indonesia, Australia faces an increased threat of infection from returning tourists. $66.6 million invested to protect the country's pigs.

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No holidays for biosecurity

We can't let our guard down, even on Christmas!

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ASF and China the talk of 2019: A look back on the year’s trending Pig333 articles

As the year 2019 comes to a close, we at Pig333 wanted to take time to look back on what our industry has done and has gone through. ASF took a toll on us this year and has been the talk of the industry. All eyes have been on China, as their herd was hit hard, shaking up the economy.

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USA: Rural ag sector may be incapable of complying with emerging tech requirements

AFIA addresses concerns on unintended consequences of requirements for emerging tech and traceability.

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ASF challenges the industry to prioritize and execute on Biosecurity: field recommendations from experts

Do we clearly understand which are the most effective biosecurity measurements to prevent the transmission of ASF between farms when infection pressure increases? What are the major worries of those producers and veterinarians dealing with outbreaks of the disease over short distances?

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ASF continues to cause major concerns within the hunting community

The hunting community is becoming increasingly concerned about new cases of ASF in western Poland, not far from the German border, and in southern Bulgaria, very close to the Greek border.

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IPIC offers foreign animal disease preparedness workshops for producers

The IPIC team will help producers understand what the state and federal response might include in the event of a foreign animal disease outbreak in the U.S., and how they can individually prepare for such an outbreak on their farm.

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IRTA-CReSA attends the International Symposium for CSF

From 23-26th October, the International Symposium for Classical Swine Fever (CSF), organized by the China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control, was held in Beijing with the participation of Dr. Llilianne Ganges from IRTA-CReSA.

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Figure 1. The difference between hazard and risk. Source: EFSA

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Raw Material Biosecurity

What is the disease transmission risk that comes with importing raw materials? Many feed ingredients are produced in China.

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Italy declares itself free of swine vesicular disease

After eradicating the disease in Calabria and Campania, Italy has presented the self-declaration as being free of the disease before the WOAH/OIE.

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Map of the areas were the circulation will be forbidden as of October 4th, 2019.

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ASF Belgium: new stage in its epidemiological cycle

Fewer carcasses are being found, but seropositive wild boars have appeared.

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Picture 3. Current flow pattern of animal movement vehicles. The internal truck has been represented in blue and the external in fucsia. Area in yellow highlights the cross-contamination risk area.

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Analyzing and modifying vehicle traffic patterns to improve external biosecurity

An easily performed vehicle traffic analysis can dramatically minimize the risk of cross contamination into your swine facility decreasing potential disease challenges.