Why is antimicrobial resistance in pigs not so important for public health?
The percentage of infections potentially caused by pigs is approximately 0.019% of human infections.
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Guatemala confirms new outbreaks of CSF
Guatemala has confirmed two new outbreaks of CSF in Suchitepequez, in the villages of San Lorenzo (Zunilito) and Xiquina (Santo Domingo Suchitepequez).
Taiwan notifies two new outbreaks of FMD
The laboratory results confirmed positive NSP antibody reaction in serum samples from 2 index farms.
Common antimicrobial resistant Campylobacter coli population in antimicrobial-free (ABF) and commercial swine systems
Since the different pig populations never came into contact, the researchers concluded that the environment must be playing a large role in the continuing survival of antibiotic-resistant C. coli.
Mongolia confirms an outbreak of classical swine fever
The outbreak is located at a farm in Darkhan soum, Darkhan-ull.
Canada: CFIA officially recognizes CSHB biosecurity standard
The aim is to assist the swine industry attain and apply the strategic objectives of bio-exclusion, bio-management and bio-containment of swine pathogens and zoonoses.
European Union: cross-border health threats: stepping up EU preparedness
MEPs backed plans to provide EU-wide early warning of all such threats and inserted a provision enabling member states to club together to buy vaccines.
Turkey: restoration of "FMD free zone where vaccination is practised" status
Subsequent to the suspension of the FMD free status on 6 September 2011, the Delegate of Turkey submitted a dossier on 31 August 2012 to the Director General requesting the recovery of the status.
European Union: FVE releases “Responsible use of antimicrobials” leaflets
The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe publishes new leaflets on responsible use of antimicrobials. Two short, easy-to-read leaflets summarise crucial guidance.
Citrus by-products to reduce Salmonella in weanling pigs
Citrus by-products does not reduce the negative effect of Salmonella in weanling pigs.
IFAH white paper underlines the economic and social costs of animal diseases
The report concludes that animal diseases have economic impacts much beyond the direct costs caused by disease itself.
Guatemala: new outbreak of classical swine fever
The event is limited to this farm, located in Santo Domingo Suchitepequez, Village of Monterrey (Suchitepequez).
Clinical case: Episode with a high mortality in the weaning stage
The nervous system symptomatology is characterized by some cases of meningitis and opistothonus, dizziness and serious deep depression in a great number of animals. The necropsy shows, in all the cases, a serious lung congestion and an enteritis with a variable seriousness with a more or less important involvement of the mesenteric lymph nodes.
Preliminary study of Porcine circovirus type 2 and Torque teno sus virus coinfection frequencies in Brazilian pig herds
Given the limited information on TTSuV and PCV2 coinfection, especially in Brazilian swine herds, this study made a preliminary estimation of the occurrence of coinfection in swine herds by testing samples from different categories.
The Western Canada PRRS-Free Herd Certification Pilot Project has been a success
The Western Canada PRRS-Free Herd Certification Pilot Project provides a protocol under which pig or semen suppliers can certify their stock is free of PRRS.
African Swine Fever virus uses macropinocytosis to enter host cells
A group of researchers at the Center of Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa (CBMSO, Spain) has identified for the first time the whole pathway for african swine fever virus (ASFV) entry, including the key cellular factors required for the uptake of the virus and the cell signaling involved.