Canada: new funding for swine biosecurity program
This phase aims to prevent the spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) during transport of Saskatchewan hogs.
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NewsEFSA: Scientific Opinion on porcine epidemic diarrhoea and emerging porcine deltacoronavirus
In the last decade, many PED outbreaks have been reported by several countries in Asia whereas only a few Member States of the EU have reported PED clinical cases and/or PED virus (PEDV)-seropositive animals.
United States: pork meat surpasses beef in 2015
WASDE raised the commercial pork production forecast for 2015 to 23.9 billion pounds, for the first time exceeds beef output in 62 years.
Clinical case: PEDv recurrence
In May 2013 a sow farm in Indiana (USA) broke with PEDv. In mid March 2014, scour were observed in the onsite nursery and finisher. In the subsequent week, PEDv was diagnosed of the same strain (99.9 % homology) and the virus moved into the farrowing house.
Detection of enteric pathogens in newborn piglets (2/2)
The main aspect that cannot be forgotten is the complete approach necessary to evaluate all possibilities. In that sense, samples have to be collected and tested to all possible agents that might cause diarrhea.
FAO: Curbing the risks of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus
One of the main strategies for curbing the spread of emerging diseases is to stop the virus from being introduced into non-infected areas.
PEDV - Research Update
Dr. Lisa Becton, National Pork Board, from the 2014 World Pork Expo, June 4-6, 2014, Des Moines, IA, USA.
Canada: fifth on-farm PEDv investigation concludes that the swine premise was negative
The CVO has gathered sufficient evidence to conclude that the swine premise was negative for PEDv during the time period when the initial samples were submitted.
OIE: technical factsheet on PEDV
The information presented in this technical factsheet reflects the epidemiological observations and research done on PEDV.
Detection of enteric pathogens in newborn piglets (1/2)
The ideal sample for diagnostic of neonatal enteric pathogens is the submission of live piglets.
Canada: fifth on-farm case of porcine epidemic diarrhea
This farm is located outside the five-km buffer zone of two other farms where PED was confirmed last week.
United States: PEDv and SDCv status
There are a total of 31 and 17 states with at least one positive case of PEDv and SDCv, respectively.
Canada: Manitoba reports an on-farm case of PEDV
The province is reporting an on-farm case of PED Virus at a sow farm in south east Manitoba.
Ecuador confirms an outbreak of porcine enteric coronavirus
On the farm there are 10,908 susceptible animals of which 1,341 cases.
PEDV RNA present in commercial spray-dried porcine plasma is not infectious to naïve pigs
The results indicates no evidence of infectivity of the PEDV RNA in the SDPP lot utilized.
Retrospective analysis confirms earliest appearance of PDCoV in the U.S
Positive samples were collected on August 9, 2013 (3 samples) and October 6, 2013.