OIE: Animal disease control programmes and official disease status
For the first time, 23 countries were recognised as “free from CSF” in Europe, the Americas, Asia and a zone in Brazil.
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United States and Canada announce animal and plant health work plans
The United States and Canada have agreed to recognize each other’s zoning decisions when a foreign animal disease (FAD) outbreak occurs, to facilitate trade between disease-free zones.
Colombia: opening of the first Agriculture and Livestock Inspection and Transport Centre (CITAG)
The CITAG, strategically located in the El Dorado Airport (Bogotá) will help to strengthen the prevention programmes to avoid the entrance of pests and diseases.
European Union: increase of the areas with restrictions due to ASF
After the detection of new cases of African Swine Fever in Poland and Estonia, the European Commission has decided to modify the list of areas subject to animal health control measures.
A novel pathogenic mammalian orthoreovirus from diarrheic pigs and swine blood meal in the United States
Here we report the isolation and characterization of a novel mammalian orthoreovirus 3 (MRV3) from diarrheic feces of piglets from these outbreaks in three states and ring-dried swine blood meal from multiple sources.
Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina have been declared free of CSF by the OIE
The international recognition by the OIE will be made official today, Thursday 28 May.
Canada: Manitoba PED infected farms expected to be virus free within months
According to Farmscape, Manitoba's Chief Veterinary Officer expects swine barns in the province that have been infected with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea to be free of the infection within the next couple of months.
Genomic sequencing and analysis of a new PRRSv isolate from Ohio: virus continues change
This study highlights the importance of continued monitoring of PRRSV evolution using genomic sequencing.
Perú starts vaccination against swine fever
In 2015, it is expected to vaccinate 102,400 pigs against CSF, a disease that is in the process of being eradicated in Peru.
In vitro activity of tylvalosin against Spanish field strains of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
The macrolide tylvalosin and the pleuromutilin valnemulin exhibited the highest in vitro antimicrobial activities against M. hyopneumoniae field isolates in comparison with the other tested antibiotics.
Poland launches a Biosecurity Programme for the control of ASF
The programme covers the period 2015 - 2018 and came into force on April 29, 2015.
Expert panel meeting to develop socioeconomic guidelines for FMD progressive control
This is the first time an FMD socioeconomic panel discussed the available methods and tools available for conducting FMD socioeconomic analyses required to support investments and provide evidence of FMD impacts in different production systems.
Colombia: the ICA and Asoporcicultores start an intense vacination campaign against CSF
With the aim of controlling and eradicating CSF and to strengthen pig production in all Colombia, the ICA and Asoporcicultores have started an intense free vaccination campaign against this disease in the Atlantic Coast.
WHO issues best practices for naming new human infectious diseases
The use of names such as ‘swine flu’ and ‘Middle East Respiratory Syndrome’ has had unintended negative impacts by stigmatizing certain communities or economic sectors.
How does PCV2 contribute to enteric problems?
Recently, PCV2 has been suggested as a pathogen able to induce diarrhoea in pigs, and PCV2-enteric disease (PCV2-ED) as a separate entity within porcine circovirus diseases (PCVDs) has been proposed.
Evaluation of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus transmission and the immune response in growing pigs
Homologous re-challenge 49 days post initial PEDV exposure did not result in re-infection of the pigs. This demonstrates potential for an effective PEDV vaccine.