Quantifying the Value of Perfect Information in Emergency Vaccination Campaigns
This work could inform contingency planning that would lead to cost savings in the event of a future FMD outbreak and could also be applied to other infectious diseases.
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Brazil will implement compartimentalisation in pig production
Compartimentalisation eliminates the geographical aspect, because each farm is a disease-free entity, and in case of a disease outbreak in a state or region, it facilitates the maintenance of exports.
Effectiveness and practicality of control strategies for African swine fever: what do we really know?
African swine fever (ASF) is a major pig health problem, and the causative virus is moving closer to Western European regions where pig density is high. Stopping or slowing down the spread of ASF requires mitigation strategies that are both effective and practical.
Ukraine: ASF caused losses amounting USD4.81 million
The Pig Producers' Association of Ukraine has issued a report based on data from the Ministry of Agriculture.
Feed additives decrease survival of delta coronavirus in nursery pig diets
Feed additives that contained phosphoric acid, citric acid, or fumaric acid were the most effective in reducing virus survival.
Korea: Highest alert issued for foot-and-mouth disease
According to The Korea Times, foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is spreading rapidly nationwide as cattle in another farm tested positive for the virus.
Congenital infection with atypical porcine pestivirus (APPV) is associated with disease and viral persistence
We detected a recently discovered pestivirus, termed atypical porcine pestivirus (APPV) in all these cases by RT-PCR.
Fight against animal and plant diseases: €165 million committed for 2017
The Commission has adopted decisions to commit close to €165 million to fight against animal diseases and zoonoses as well as further support the survey programmes for plant pests in 2017.
Indirect transmission and stability of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus on fomites
These studies are the evidences that indirect transmission of PEDV through contaminated personnel, which occurs rapidly, and how fomite material and temperature impact viral stability over time.
Effect of herd size on subclinical infection of swine in Vietnam with influenza A viruses
We demonstrate the asymptomatic circulation of IAV-S in the Vietnamese pig population.
Impact of maternally derived immunity on piglets’ immune response and protection against PCV2 after vaccination at different age
This study was aimed at evaluating the clinical protection, the level of Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) viremia and the immune response (antibodies and IFN-γ secreting cells (SC)) in piglets derived from PCV2 vaccinated sows and themselves vaccinated against PCV2 at different age, namely at 4, 6 and 8 weeks.
The progress of ASF in Europe in 2016
Increase in ASF outbreaks in domestic pigs in Russia and Ukraine, and in wild boars in Poland and Lithuania.
APHIS establishes prioritization process for reviewing Animal Health Status
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing a new process for prioritizing reviews of countries or regions it has previously granted animal health status recognition.
Animal health cooperation agreement between Colombia and the USA
The ICA from Colombia and the CEEZAD from the USA will sign an animal health cooperation agreement.
Assessment of different samples to detect main swine respiratory pathogens
The data present bronchial scraping as an equally effective or even better alternative to bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for detecting main porcine respiratory disease complex agents.
Amended measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States
The ocurence of new cases of ASF in wild boars in parts of Latvia and Poland has led the Commission to extend restrictions in these areas. In contrast, in certain areas of Latvia and Lithuania the situation in domestic pigs has improved.