Page 18 of articles about swine-diseases in Swine news

This animal facility, at the Central Veterinary Institute (CVI) in Lelystad, part of Wageningen UR, is an exceptionally high-level security facility.

FAO and SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics team up to develop high tech tools to fight bird flu and other infectious diseases.

The European Union and FAO have stepped up efforts to assist countries to prepare for any possible outbreaks of devastating foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in cattle, sheep, goats and other animals, including in the Balkans.  

According to NPA, livestock-associated MRSA has been identified in two piglets in eastern England by Defra's Animal and Plant Health Agency.

Considering the expansion of the pig sector in eastern Africa, the increasing trend in ASF outbreaks in the sub-region and its transboundary nature, the disease has been identified as a high priority for the region.

TRACES – the Commission’s free online system that enhances the safety of the food chain and facilitates trade – celebrates its 10th birthday.

The Chief Director of SENASICA, Enrique Sánchez Cruz, announced that Mexico is ready  to declare to the world their Aujeszky's Disease Free Status.

This declaration, signed by the principal of the SAGARPA, Mr. Enrique Martínez y Martínez, has a positive impact on the promotion of the state's pig production.

It was reported this week that the first ever PED-positive sample in Saskatchewan was detected towards the end of January.

Three projects will look at controlling Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED).

The objective of this high level meeting was to explore ways to strengthen the existing cooperation between the two organisations.

This latest outbreak brings the total in the province to 71 since January 2014.

Positive wild boar hunted in the already defined classical swine fever infected area.

This statement has a positive impact on the promotion of pig production in Guanajuato, with a pig population close to one million heads.

The total population of susceptible animals in the outbreak area is 27,932, of which 664 developed symptoms.

The new serotype was confirmed by the Pasteur Institute in Paris, the international reference center for salmonella.