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In two follow-up reports sent to the OIE, Botswana notified that no new foot and mouth disease outbreaks have occurred since April and May 2011.

One pig with vesicular lesions was found in a detention pen (only one pig in that pen) of the slaughterhouse in Tao Yuan County.

The outbreaks are located in the departments of Jutipa (1 focus), Chimaltenango (4), Suchitequepez (1), Guatemala (1), Santa Rosa (1).

Prysiazhniuk says that during a meeting with EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Dacian Ciolos they reached agreement on stepping up control over movements of animal products, grain from the Russian territory affected by African swine fever, and also control over migration of wild animals.

In Lugansk region, in order to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) from the border regions of the Russian Federation, a total of 14,000 pigs have been killed.

This is the first time that Romania is authorised after its accession because of the classical swine fever situation that has however largely improved in the last years.

The status of the FMD free zone where vaccination is suspended with effect from 5 December 2011.

Russian veterinary authorities have reported five new outbreaks of African swine fever in the country's various regions.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of El Salvador has decided to suspend imports of pork from Guatemala after confirming the occurrence of classical swien fever in the neighboring country.

The Chituplun Chines outbreak is limited to this farm. No further cases have been observed. Epidemiological surveillance continues at national level.

The Rosselkhoznadzor has reported new outbreaks of African swine fever in Russia’s Volgograd and Tver regions.

The vesicular epithelium sample was processed for virus isolation in cell culture and typing by ELISA and PCR confirmed serotype O of the FMD virus.

According to the results of the thesis presented to The Royal Veterinary College, University of London: "The Epidemiology of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) in England: and evaluation of surveillance using scenario tree analysis", current control measures are not effective and that surveillance needs enhancement.

The veterinary authorities of Kenya have sent Follow Up report No. 1 dated 28 November to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

For CAS, the FMD status of the Republic of Paraguay concerns the entire region and threatens the achievement of the objectives outlined in the Hemispheric Plan for Eradication of Foot and Mouth Disease.

A pilot project designed to allow pork producers in Western Canada to certify that their herds are free of PRRS has been expanded to include Ontario and Quebec.