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A cattle farm in Yecheon, North Gyeongsang Province, was found to have been infected with the deadly foot-and-mouth disease [FMD] Monday [6 Dec 2010], the 1st outbreak outside Andong, where the disease was 1st reported early last week.

According to the recommendations of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code the Rosselkhoznadzor is imposing temporary restrictions on the import of live pigs and pork from the Vojvodina region, Serbia from December 2, 2010.

The World Ogranisation for Animal Health (OIE) has reported a new outbreak of Aujeszky's disease in France.

The price of beef and pork has fallen due to the news of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) being found at several more farms.

An increase in the morbidity/mortality has been observed in the area of Amphur Ban-Ra-Kam (Phitsanulok province) and PRRS is suspected based on clinical signs.

The Council adopted a decision on the EU position on Decision No 1/2010 of the Joint Veterinary Committee set up by the agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products regarding the amendment of annex 11 to the agreement (15674/10).

According to the Minister of Agriculture and Food of Rostov region, the region will produce 38.000 tons of meat less in the coming year because of African swine fever outbreaks, due to which the number of pigs in the region was reduced by almost three fold.

The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has reported two outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in South korea.

According to the reports of the Territorial Administration of the Rosselkhoznadzor for the Voronezhskaya and Volgogradskaya Oblasts and the Veterinary Department of the Administration of the Volgogradskaya Oblast, on November 20, 2010 the SI Volgogradskaya Regional Veterinary Laboratory made a preliminary diagnosis of African swine fever (further ASF) according to the results of the examination of the pathological material taken from dead pigs from a private backyard in the settlement Zimnyatskiy, the Serafimovichskiy Rayon, the Volgogradskaya Oblast.

Prices of meat in Vietnam particularly pork, will increase between 15% and 20% from a year earlier during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday.

COMMISSION DECISION of 23 November 2010 Euroepan Union - Annual and multiannual programmes and the financial contribution from the Union for the eradication, control and monitoring of certain animal diseases and zoonoses presented by the Member States for 2011 and following years.

High-ranking officials from all OIE Member Countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, and from national, regional and world organisations, including the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), attended the 20th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for the Americas, held in Montevideo (Uruguay) from 16 to 19 November 2010.

The latest report elaborated by the FAO/OIE Foot and Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, during the last trimester (July – September), worldwide, shows the appearance of sources of the disease in China, Taiwan, Japan, Mongolia, Russia, Venezuela, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Turkey.