Page 4 of articles about foot-and-mouth-disease

Last week, and as a result of the surveillance and control measures established by the ICA, a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak was detected in the rural area of Sogamoso (Boyacá), within the containment area.

The veterinary authorities of Colombia have confirmed the appearance of foot-and-mouth disease in cattle in the disease containment area.

The Veterinary Services of China have alerted of the presence of foot-and-mouth disease in pigs.

With this decision, both countries will move forward regarding the process of admissibility of products such as pork destined to this Asian market.

At this year’s General Session, the World Assembly of OIE Delegates distributed 11 certificates to 10 countries for official disease status recognition.

The WOAH/OIE officially recognises Brazil as a free of foot-and-mouth disease country.

With this announcement, vaccine companies may now apply for USDA permits to continue their work with this specific modified, non-infectious FMD virus in the United States.

The virus has been identified in pigs in a slaughterhouse.

Despite the entrance of contraband animals positive to foot-and-mouth disease, the containment allows to maintain the status in Colombia.

Foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed on pig farms located in the north of the country.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supplies (MAPA) held, last week, the “Brazil Free of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Week” to celebrate the efforts of all the health defence bodies in the country, the producers and the farming industry to eradicate the disease from the national territory.

The ANSES, through its Animal Health Laboratory located in Maisons-Alfort, has been appointed as the WAOH/FAO’s Reference Centre for foot-and-mouth disease and vesicular diseases.

The decision will be announced at the WOAH’s General Meeting, that will be held in Paris from May 20th to May 25th.

Taiwan exported pigs since an outbreak of FMD in 2008.